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A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rO8R7VDk3QdeQM738ICSiRw" class="cyc_term">LigandType</a> are collections whose instances are substances capable of surrounding and bonding to a central metal ion, forming a metal complex (or simply complex). In forming a complex, the ligands are considered to coordinate to the metal. LigandType ligand ligands (ChemicalSubstanceFn HydroxideRadical) hydroxide radicals (ChemicalSubstanceFn CyanateIon) OCN(-) NO2(-) (ChemicalSubstanceFn NitriteIon) The collection of samples of O(2-). O(2-) (ChemicalSubstanceFn OxideIon) CO3(2-) The collection of samples of carbonate (CO3(-2)). (ChemicalSubstanceFn CarbonateIon) C2O4(2-) (ChemicalSubstanceFn OxalateIon) Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water The collection of samples of the chloride ion (Cl-). (ChemicalSubstanceFn ChlorideIon) Cl(-) (ChemicalSubstanceFn BromideIon) Br(-) SCN (ChemicalSubstanceFn ThiocyanateIon) CO (ChemicalSubstanceFn CarbonylGroup) The collection of all volumes of ammonia gas, NH3. This collection does not refer to the household product called ammonia, which is a solution or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1v9spwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ammonia</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>. ammonia Ammonia S2O3(2-) (ChemicalSubstanceFn ThiosulfateIon) The collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>, that is, of all collections of (first-order) collections, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHUFI8h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">ThirdOrderCollection</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> are collections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s. Any instance of any instance of any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a>. SecondOrderCollection second-order Cyc collection Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString LigandType A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rO8R7VDk3QdeQM738ICSiRw" class="cyc_term">LigandType</a> are collections whose instances are substances capable of surrounding and bonding to a central metal ion, forming a metal complex (or simply complex). In forming a complex, the ligands are considered to coordinate to the metal. ligand LigandType A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rO8R7VDk3QdeQM738ICSiRw" class="cyc_term">LigandType</a> are collections whose instances are substances capable of surrounding and bonding to a central metal ion, forming a metal complex (or simply complex). In forming a complex, the ligands are considered to coordinate to the metal. ligand A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> whose instances are defined _only_ by their chemical composition -- not by their physical state or any other property. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> are collections whose instances are completely uniform with each other in terms of chemical structure, e.g., <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLW5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Caffeine</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8YZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IronOxide</a>. This collection does not include the chemical elements -- such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Carbon</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a>, since there can be multiple types that molecules can be formed out of a single element, e.g. O2 and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCj4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ozone</a>. Use the broader collection, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a>, for substances which have a general chemical specification, that is, whose instances do not have exactly the same chemical composition but fall within certain specifications, e.g., <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXHLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAStuff</a>. chemical compound ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies