hexacoordinate

Questions

What does hexacoordinate mean?

Having six ligands

Where does hexacoordinate come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English coordinate English hexacoordinate From hexa- + coordinate.

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