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polydentate

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English dentate English polydentate From poly- + dentate.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: több kötéssel kapcsolódó — multidentate
  • Hungarian: többfogú — multidentate
  • Italian: polidentato — multidentate