ligands
noun/ˈlɪɡəndz/
Frequency rank: #14,356 most common English word
Meaning
molecules or ions that bind to a central metal atom or to a receptor site on a protein.
Example sentence
In biochemistry, ligands are molecules that bind to proteins and alter their function.
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