bi·den·tate

(bī-dĕn′tāt′)

adj.

Having two teeth or toothlike parts.

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bidentate

(baɪˈdɛnˌteɪt)

adj

1. (Anatomy) having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes

2. (Chemistry) chem (of a ligand) having two atoms from which electrons can be donated to the central coordinated atom

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bi•den•tate

(baɪˈdɛn teɪt)

adj.

having two teeth or toothlike parts.

[1750–60; < Latin bident-, s. of bidēns (bi- bi-¹ + dēns tooth) + -ate ¹]

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Adj.

bidentate - having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed

rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

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Ibrahim, Synthesis, Characterization, Theoretical Studies and Bioactivity of Co(Ii), Ni(Ii), Cu(Ii), Pd(Ii), Pt(Iv) And Cd(Ii) Complexes With Bidentate 3-{[(Z)-1h-Pyrrol-3-Ylmethylidene] Amino}-2-Thioxoimidazolidin-4-One, Int.

Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial Activity and Theoretical Studies of New Polymeric Schiff-base

Pronotum broader than meso and metanotum, mesonotum slightly raised metanotum transversally striated and bidentate. Petiole slightly longer in length than width having reticulate striation.

FIRST RECORDS OF TWO SPECIES OF GENUS MESSOR FOREL, 1890 (FORMICIDAE: MYRMICINAE) ALONG WITH TROPHIC ASSOCIATIONS WITH APHIDS FROM POTHWAR REGION OF PAKISTAN

So enaminone ligand acts as a bidentate ligand by bonding through Nitrogen and oxygen (Jeragh and Abdel-Zaher, 2015).

Cytotoxicity and Molecular Docking Studies of a Novel Enaminone and its Cadmium (II) Complex

nigroclavatus clypeus, anterior view, showing bidentate apex (arrow).

Claves taxonomicas para las especies de avispas eusociales de Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

Neuropodia with neuroseta bidentate and bidentate with one extra tooth (Fig.

New record of Aphrogenia alba Kinberg, 1856 from Brazilian waters: a rare Aphroditidae species

Head: Antennae with sensory elements beginning on antennomere 3; antennomere 3 is 2.3 times longer than antennomere 2; antennae extending to metacoxae; mandibles with apices bidentate. Labrum convex; area between antennal fossa and eye without carinae or pits.

Cardiophorus carinatus (Coleoptera: Elateridae), an unusual new species from the Lake Wales Ridge (Florida, USA) and rediscovery of Cardiophorus robustus LeConte, 1853

The magnitude of separation and the bands direction show that carboxylate group of mefenamic ligand coordinated in bidentate chelate mode [26].

Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Investigations of Metal Complexes with Mefenamic Acid

Each [edta.sup.4-] ion consists of carboxylate groups adopting monodentate mode coordination to the antimony ion and bidentate bridging over one erbium ion and two different antimony ions.

Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Novel Erbium(III) Complex Containing Antimony

All the sticky additives in this work are bifunctional and can therefore form bidentate hydrogen bonds with matrix PEO chains (Fig.

Molecular motifs for additives that retard PEO crystallization

Etymology.--Named with reference to the bidentate male cerci.

Review of the genus Lunidia Hemp (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae) and the description of a new species from the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, East Africa