"coordination number" meaning in All languages combined

See coordination number on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: coordination numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coordination number (plural coordination numbers)
  1. (chemistry) The number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-coordination_number-en-noun-REIr82i9 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The number of ligands surrounding a central metal atom in a coordination compound Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Related terms: secondary valence, hypercoordination
    Sense id: en-coordination_number-en-noun-3yN05rPV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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