coordination compound

noun

A chemical compound containing a complex ion. Also called coordination complex .

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Noun

(plural coordination compounds)

(chemistry) a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands)

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