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bidentate
American
[bahy-den-teyt]
/ baɪˈdɛn teɪt /
adjective
Biology.
bidentate
British
/ baɪˈdɛnˌteɪt /
adjective
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having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes
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chem (of a ligand) having two atoms from which electrons can be donated to the central coordinated atom
Etymology
Origin of bidentate
1750–60; < Latin bident- (stem of bidēns, equivalent to bi- bi- 1 + dēns tooth) + -ate 1
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