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denticity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From dentis (“tooth”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: denticitat — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 齿合度 (chǐ hédù) — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Czech: dentacita — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Dutch: denticiteit — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Finnish: hampaisuus — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • French: denticité — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Hungarian: denticitás — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Hungarian: fogszám — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Irish: déadacht — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Serbo-Croatian: dentatnost — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Spanish: denticidad — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Turkish: dişlilik — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
  • Ukrainian: дента́тність (dentátnistʹ) — number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound