Where does “pentacoordinated” come from?

pentacoordinated (English) comes from English coordinated — Organized, working together, cooperating;...

pentacoordinated (English): coordinated with five (the same or different) ligands

Definitions

  1. coordinated with five (the same or different) ligands

Ancestry of “pentacoordinated”, step by step

pentacoordinated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coordinated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoordinatedOrganized, working together, cooperating;...

via English penta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta
Every word from English coordinated