tridentate adjective. [trʌɪ'dɛnteɪt] M18.
[from TRI- + Latin dentatus toothed: see -ATE².]
1. Botany & Zoology. Having three teeth or toothlike processes. M18.

2. Chemistry. Of a ligand: forming three separate bonds, usu. with the same central atom. Of a molecule or complex: formed by such a ligand. E20.

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