scorpionate.
Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).
Meaning & usage
Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).
Where this word comes from
From scorpion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from the pincer-like nature of the binding.
A ligand having a tridentate form.
Where this word comes from
From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to scorpion + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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