Word: bisligand
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bis
li
gand
Definition: Any bidentate ligand; an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central atom to form a coordination complex
Morphemes:
Affix: bis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A variant of di- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O (cf. dioxide for XO2)
Affix: ligand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ligandus
Language: la
Decoded: ligandus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: tied, bound, united, fastened