metallocene
[ muh-tal-uh-seen ]
nounChemistry.
an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
Origin of metallocene
1- Compare ferrocene.
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British Dictionary definitions for metallocene
metallocene
/ (mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn) /
noun
chem any one of a class of organometallic sandwich compounds of the general formula M(C 5 H 5) 2, where M is a metal atom: See ferrocene
Origin of metallocene
1C20: from metallo- + -cene, as in ferrocene
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