coordination number

noun Crystallography.

the number of anions surrounding a single cation in a stable crystal structure.

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Origin of coordination number

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby coordination number

coordinated universal time, coordinates, coordinating conjunction, coordination, coordination compound, coordination number, coordinator, coorg, coorie, coos, coos bay
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British Dictionary definitions for coordination number

coordination number

noun

chem the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal
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