English word bisligand comes from English ligand, English bis-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ligand | English (eng) | (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.. (typography) A letter that orthography requires be ligated with one or more other letters. |
| bis- | English (eng) | (chemistry, obsolete) A variant of tri- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O. (mathematics, chemistry) A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate. |
| bisligand | English (eng) | (chemistry) Any bidentate ligand. |