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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
coordinates, coordinate system, 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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