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Ligand vs Hormone - What's the difference?

ligand | hormone |

As nouns the difference between ligand and hormone

is that ligand is ligand while hormone is .

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

    Anagrams

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    hormone

    English

    (wikipedia hormone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  • (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  • Any similar substance in plants.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hormonal * hormone therapy

    Anagrams

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