tetracoordinated

English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ coordinated.

Adjective

tetracoordinated (not comparable)

1. Having four coordinate bonds
   • 2015 September 18, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(III), Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Mononuclear Complexes with the Ligand 1,3-bis[(2-aminoethyl)amino]-2-propanol and Their Catalase-Like Activity”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The X-ray structures showed that the nickel (2) and copper (3) complexes are tetracoordinated, with the metal ion bound to the nitrogen atoms of the ligand.