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Ligand vs Terpyridine - What's the difference?

ligand | terpyridine |

As nouns the difference between ligand and terpyridine

is that ligand is (chemistry) an ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex while terpyridine is (uncountable|organic compound) a tricyclic heterocycle consisting of three linked pyridine rings; it is a tridentate ligand.

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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    terpyridine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia terpyridine)
  • (uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic heterocycle consisting of three linked pyridine rings; it is a tridentate ligand
  • (countable, organic compound) Any substituted derivative of this compound