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Where does “ligandus” come from?

ligandus (Latin) comes from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ligandus (Latin): tied, bound, united, fastened

Definitions

  1. tied, bound, united, fastened

Ancestry of “ligandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligandus”

  • ligand
  • radioligand
  • liganded
  • unliganded
  • multiligand
  • ligandin
  • nonligand
  • ligandless
  • counterligand
  • bioligand
  • proligand
  • ligandome
  • ligandlike
  • glycoligand
  • bisligand
  • homoligand
  • neuroligand
  • ligando
  • ligando
  • ligando
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