polyligation

P3O1L1Y4L1I1G2A1T1I1O1N1

noun

ligation to two or more atoms

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounpolyligation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryligation to two or more atoms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishligation
  6. Englishpolyligation

From poly- + ligation.

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APA

polyligation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyligation

MLA

“polyligation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyligation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyligation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyligation.

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