coordination complex

noun

: a compound or ion with a central usually metallic atom or ion combined by coordinate bonds with a definite number of surrounding ions, groups, or molecules

called also coordination compound

Examples of coordination complex in a Sentence

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Their simulations indicated that the ions formed only four coordination bonds instead of six, making a magnesium-ion coordination complex much smaller and more efficient than was expected. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above