scorpionate

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adjective

Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).

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Meanings

scorpionate1

adjectivescorpionate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryBeing tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).

scorpionate2

nounscorpionate (plural scorpionates)

plural scorpionates

  1. chemistryA ligand having a tridentate form.

Origin

scorpionate · adjective

From scorpion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from the pincer-like nature of the binding.

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scorpionate · noun

From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to scorpion + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

actinospore
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APA

scorpionate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionate

MLA

“scorpionate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorpionate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionate.

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