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Is ligand a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ligand is a Scrabble US word. The word ligand is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is ligand a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ligand is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

L1I1G2A1N1D2

Is ligand a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ligand is a Words With Friends word. The word ligand is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

LADING,LIGAND,

5-letter words (8 found)

ALGID,ALGIN,ALIGN,GLAND,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,NIDAL,

4-letter words (23 found)

AGIN,ANIL,DALI,DANG,DIAL,DING,GADI,GAID,GAIN,GILA,GILD,GLAD,GLIA,GLID,IGAD,LAID,LAIN,LAND,LANG,LIND,LING,NAIL,NGAI,

3-letter words (24 found)

AID,AIL,AIN,AND,ANI,DAG,DAL,DAN,DIG,DIN,GAD,GAL,GAN,GID,GIN,ING,LAD,LAG,LID,LIG,LIN,NAG,NID,NIL,

2-letter words (13 found)

AD,AG,AI,AL,AN,DA,DI,GI,ID,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 70 words from ligand according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ligand

ligand

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/, /ˈlaɪ.ɡənd/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡənd

Noun

ligand (plural ligands)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
    1. (coordination chemistry) Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
    2. (biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, medicine) Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
    Holonym: complex
  2. (typography) A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters to form a ligature, such as a in æ or o in œ.
    Holonym: ligature

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See also

  • coordination compound

Anagrams

  • lading

French

Noun

ligand m (plural ligands)

  1. ligand

Further reading

  • “ligand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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