COORDINATION COMPOUND

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coordination compound mean? 

• COORDINATION COMPOUND (noun)
  The noun COORDINATION COMPOUND has 1 sense:

1. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

  Familiarity information: COORDINATION COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COORDINATION COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

complex; coordination compound

Hypernyms ("coordination compound" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coordination compound"):

hydrochloride (a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride)

 Context examples 

A cobalt-containing coordination compound generated by intestinal microbes, and a natural water-soluble vitamin of the B-complex family that must combine with Intrinsic Factor for absorption by the intestine.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Thesaurus)

A stable coordination compound comprised of sodium valproate and valproic acid with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic activities.

(Divalproex Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)