What is "bidentate"

Bidentate \Bi*den"tate\, a. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.

a. 1 (context botany English) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate. 2 (context chemistry English) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

adj. having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed

1. redirect Denticity