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Ligand Definition & Meaning

ligand
noun
  1. a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom

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What does ligand mean?
a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom
What part of speech is ligand?
Ligand is a noun.

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