Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bidentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: biden-tate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only two teeth.

adj

Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.

adj

Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English dentate English bidentate From bi- + dentate.

Inflected Forms

bi-dentate (alternative)

Phrases

bidentate ligand

Questions

What does bidentate mean?: Having only two teeth.
Where does bidentate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English dentate English bidentate From bi- + dentate.

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