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Related Terms:
diketonate
molecule
metal aquo complex
werner complex
hexanitro
decoordinate
nuclearity
central
coordination
dicyanoargentate
cobaloxime
primary valence
metal
ligand
ion
denticity
ligand field theory
transition element
coordination chemistry
secondary valence
coordination number
anation
chelate compound
coordinate bond
sequester
ammine
ferroin
complex ion
atom
Definitions:
Noun
complex
coordination compound
Definition: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Definition: any of a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands)