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scorpionate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scor-pi-onate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).

noun

A ligand having a tridentate form.

Etymology

From scorpion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from the pincer-like nature of the binding.

Inflected Forms

scorpionates (plural)

Questions

What does scorpionate mean?
Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).
Where does scorpionate come from?
From scorpion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from the pincer-like nature of the binding.

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