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Definitions of ligand:

noun: an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom

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ligate affinity enzyme hydrophobic chemical-bonding coordination-chemistry atom functional-group molecule transition-metal compound bonding nucleophile covalent-bond water anionic cationic electrophile chelate porphyrin hemoglobin chlorophyll cofactor ion chemical-bond chelation electron coordinate-covalent-bond lewis-base lewis-acid metal inorganic-chemistry organic-chemistry borane phosphine tetrahydrofuran complex-chemistry reactivity alfred-werner oxidation-number counter-ion ligand-cone-angle homo-lumo lone-pair radical-chemistry carbon-monoxide backbonding crystal-field-theory hsab-theory molecular-orbital-theory aufbau-principle hund-s-rule octahedron ligand spectrochemical-series coordination-number stationary-state tanabe-sugano-diagram-2 edta bite-angle hapticity cyclopentadienyl-complex monodentate entropy heme iron-ensiferum-album dimethylglyoxime-2 thiocyanate linkage-isomerism halide ammonia alkoxide carboxylic-acid aether thioether amine silane hydrocarbon hydrogen agostic-interaction non-innocent-ligand iodide bromide-6 sulfide chloride nitrate azide fluoride hydroxide oxalate isothiocyanate-2 acetonitrile pyridine ethylenediamine bipyridine phenanthroline nitrite triphenylphosphine cyanide acetylacetone

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