Meaning & use
Bidentate
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Having two teeth, tooth-like points, or projections; in chemistry, describing a ligand that bonds to a central atom through two donor sites.
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The leaf margin is bidentate, with two small teeth per lobe.
Ethylenediamine is a classic bidentate ligand used in coordination chemistry.
A note on using this word
Built from Latin "bi-" (two) and "dens/dentis" (tooth); used in both botany and inorganic chemistry.
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two-toothed
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