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coordinate
coordinate bond
coordinate clause
coordinate geometry
Coordinated Universal Time
coordinating conjunction
coordination
coordination complex
coordination number
coordinator
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coordination number
coordination number (plural coordination numbers)


noun 
Definition:
 
number of ions round atom: the number of ions, atoms, or molecules attached by coordinate bonds to the metallic atom in a complex
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