Word Type

Noun

The word "ligand" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

backbonding ligand bidentate ligand biligand bioligand bisligand bridging ligand coligand counterligand glycoligand heteroligand homoligand immunoligand interligand intraligand ligand field theory ligandable liganded ligandin liganding ligandless ligandlike ligandome ligandomic ligandomics macroligand monodentate ligand multidentate ligand multiligand neuroligand nonligand phospholigand postligand proligand pseudoligand radioligand sialoligand unliganded

Context

chemistry typography

Part Of (Holonyms)

complex ligature

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

substance

Type Of (IsA)

biochemical signaling object chemical compound chemical object substance tangible thing

Related Terms

coordination compound

Related Terms

complex coordination compound functional group ion molecule

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