ligand
pronunciation
How to pronounce ligand in British English:
UK ['lɪgənd]
How to pronounce ligand in American English:
US ['lɪgənd]
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- Noun:
- an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
Word Origin
- ligand (n.)
- 1952, from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligare "to bind" (see ligament).
Example
- 1. The ligand effect overpowers the strain effect .
- 2. Extraction kinetic studies of enantioselective resolution of enantiomers by chiral ligand .
- 3. The influences on fluorescence property of tb - phen complex added with different ligand .
- 4. Expression of l-selectin and its ligand on maternal-fetal interface and their impact on implantation .
- 5. Utilizing its dispelling of the interference of coexistent colored species , the derivative absorption spectrometry is used to determine directly the concentration of the free ligand in a system .