tridentate
Bearing three points
Tridentate describes something having three teeth, prongs, or pointed projections.
The term appears most often in chemistry, where a tridentate ligand is a molecule that binds to a central metal atom at three points, like a three-pronged claw gripping an object.
In biology, it may describe leaf margins or other structures with three tooth-like points.
The tridentate ligand formed a stable complex with the copper ion.
Eight-faced geometric form
- tetrahedralHaving four triangular sides
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
cobalt · zinc · iron · platinum · palladium · inorganic · stereochemistry · facial
Bind metals in rings
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- ligationSurgical binding of vessels
octahedral
Eight-faced geometric form
- tetrahedralHaving four triangular sides
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
nickel · cobalt · zinc · iron · platinum · palladium · inorganic · stereochemistry · facial · meridional
chelate
Bind metals in rings
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- ligationSurgical binding of vessels
three-pronged
Split into triple points
- cuspsSharp projecting points
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
trilobed · tricuspid · forked · pointed · botanical · appendage · antenna · arthropod · taxonomic · morphological