metallo-organic

[ muh-tal-oh-awr-gan-ik ]

/ məˌtæl oʊ ɔrˈgæn ɪk /

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Origin of metallo-organic

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby metallo-organic

metallo-, metallocene, metallograph, metallography, metalloid, metallo-organic, metallophone, metallotherapy, Metal Lumber, metallurgy, metalmark

How to use metallo-organic in a sentence

Any plans to grow her exercise movement must, she insists, remain “completely organic.”
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I learned some things I can never unlearn about organic decomposition and human bone.
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They all broke off into clusters, working with a seamless, almost organic precision.
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Her luscious, limited edition certified organic EOS lip balms are also available at drugstores nationwide for the holiday season.
Q&A With Designer Rachel Roy|Cynthia Allum|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Or will you be labeled “too extreme” if you choose to buy only local, organic produce?
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession|DailyBurn|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in the organic world there is no such thing as the "fit" or the "unfit," in any higher or moral sense.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
It is an important point in diagnosis between functional and organic conditions.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Absence or marked diminution, therefore, indicates organic disease of the stomach.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When the amount of free hydrochloric acid is normal, organic disease of the stomach probably does not exist.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The total acidity is then determined, and the difference between the two determinations indicates the amount of organic acids.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd