tridentate
adjective
tri·den·tate
| \ (ˈ)trī-¦den-ˌtāt\
Definition of tridentate
1
: having three teeth, processes, or points
a tridentate leaf
2
chemistry
: attached to the central atom in a coordination complex by three bonds
—used of ligands and chelating groups Each cage is built from two different tridentate ligands held together with three platinum or palladium ions. — Chemical & Engineering News, 5 July 1999
— compare bidentate, monodentate, polydentate
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