multidentate

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English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ dentate.

Adjective

multidentate (comparative more multidentate, superlative most multidentate)

  1. (biology) Having many teeth
  2. (chemistry, of a ligand) Having multiple points at which it is attached to a central atom

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

multidentāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of multidentātus