Dictionary

ligand en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/ (UK)
• /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/ (US)
• /ˈlaɪ.ɡənd/ (US)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).

Meanings

1. (physical, qualifier:coordination chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially: ▸ Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
2. (physical) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially: ▸ Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
3. A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters to form a ligature, such as a in æ or o in œ.

Forms

Deriveds

multidentate ligand · ligandless · postligand · sialoligand · radioligand · unliganded · interligand · ligandomic · intraligand · phospholigand · bridging ligand · neuroligand · counterligand · bioligand · heteroligand · proligand · biligand · macroligand · ligandin · bidentate ligand · monodentate ligand · ligand field theory · multiligand · nonligand · homoligand · ligandomics · bisligand · ligandome · liganding · ligandable · glycoligand · immunoligand · backbonding ligand · coligand · ligandlike · pseudoligand · liganded

Holonyms

ligature · complex · complex

Relateds

coordination compound

Translations (36)

gl ligando (something that binds to another chemical entity) · pt ligante (something that binds to another chemical entity) · cmn 配體 /配体 (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ga liogann (something that binds to another chemical entity) · th ลิแกนด์ (something that binds to another chemical entity) · io ligando (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ru лига́нд (something that binds to another chemical entity) · sh лига̀нди (something that binds to another chemical entity) · fr ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ar ربيطة (something that binds to another chemical entity) · fi ligandi (something that binds to another chemical entity) · sh ligàndi (something that binds to another chemical entity) · hu ligandum (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ms ligan (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ja 配位子 (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ja リガンド (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ta ஈந்தணைவி (something that binds to another chemical entity) · pt ligando (something that binds to another chemical entity) · vi phối tử (something that binds to another chemical entity) · pl ligand (letter that must be ligated) · it legante (something that binds to another chemical entity) · sv ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity) · pl addend (something that binds to another chemical entity) · id ligan (something that binds to another chemical entity) · it ligando (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ko 리간드 (something that binds to another chemical entity) · km លីកង់ (something that binds to another chemical entity) · fa لیگاند (something that binds to another chemical entity) · he ליגנד (something that binds to another chemical entity) · uk ліга́нд (something that binds to another chemical entity) · es ligando (something that binds to another chemical entity) · ca lligand (something that binds to another chemical entity) · bn লিগ্যান্ড (something that binds to another chemical entity) · de Ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity) · kk лиганд (something that binds to another chemical entity) · pl ligand (something that binds to another chemical entity)