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Ligan vs Ligand - What's the difference?

ligan | ligand |

As nouns the difference between ligan and ligand

is that ligan is alternative form of lang=en while ligand is an ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

ligan

English

Noun

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    ligand

    English

    (wikipedia ligand)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

    • Derived terms

    * monodentate ligand * bidentate ligand * multidentate ligand * bridging ligand * backbonding ligand * ligand field theory

    See also

    * coordination compound

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