"homoleptic" meaning in English

See homoleptic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From homo- + -leptic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|leptic}} homo- + -leptic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} homoleptic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Describing a coordination compound having a single type of ligand Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: heteroleptic
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