ligan

English

Noun

ligan (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lagan.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

ligan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ligar

Gothic

Romanization

ligan

  1. romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch ligand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡan/
  • Rhymes: -ɡan
  • Hyphenation: li‧gan

Noun

ligan (plural ligan-ligan)

  1. (chemistry) ligand: 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

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

ligan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ligar

Swedish

Noun

ligan

  1. definite singular of liga