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coordinate
coordinate bond
coordinate clause
coordinate geometry
Coordinated Universal Time
coordinating conjunction
coordination
coordination complex
coordination number
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coordination number
co·or·di·na·tion num·ber (plural co·or·di·na·tion num·bers)


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