See Also: ligand(encyclopedia)
Ligand(medicine)
ligand(dictionary)
ambident ligand(medicine)
ligand-gated channel(medicine)
ligand induced endocytosis(medicine)
ligand gated ion channel(medicine)
ligand binding site(medicine)
ELAM-1 ligand fucosyltransferase(medicine)
cyanocobalamin beta-ligand transferase(medicine)

impledge (iou) and ligand (iou)


impledge (iou)



impledge verb trans. Now chiefly literary. Also empledge. M16.
[from IM-1, EM-1 + PLEDGE noun.]
Pledge, give as Security; pawn.

ligand (iou)



ligand noun. M20.
[from Latin ligandus gerundive of ligare bind: see -AND.]
Chemistry. A molecule, ion, atom, etc., (capable of) forming a coordination complex with a central (usu. a metal) atom.
Comb.: ligand field the electrostatic field produced by the ligands in the vicinity of the central atom.
ligancy noun = COORDINATION number (a) M20.
liganded adjective bound to a ligand or ligands M20.