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coordinate bond

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
co-or-di-nate bond
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of covalent bond where the two electrons being shared originate from the same atom; a dative bond.

noun

One of the bonds between the central metal atom of a coordination compound and its ligands.

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What does coordinate bond mean?
A type of covalent bond where the two electrons being shared originate from the same atom; a dative bond.

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