bidentate
Speech parts
1. bidentate - Adjective
2. bidentate - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
rough
two-handed
two-pronged
dibasic
two-armed
two-fanged
two-grasping
two-nipped
two-toothed
two-jawed
two-pointed
two-tined
two-hold
two-pincered
two-seized
Show all synonyms
Antonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
A ligand that binds through two sites is classified as bidentate, and three sites as tridentate.
The symbol Λ ( lambda ) is used as a prefix to describe the left-handed propeller twist formed by three bidentate ligands, as shown.