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Bidentate vs Tridentate - What's the difference?

bidentate | tridentate |

In botany terms the difference between bidentate and tridentate

is that bidentate is having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate while tridentate is having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.

bidentate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
  • (chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

    • Alternative forms

    * bi-dentate ----

    tridentate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having three teeth
  • (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
  • (chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points
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