metallo-organic

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

/ məˌtæl oʊ ɔrˈgæn ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

organometallic.

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Nearby words

metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallo-organic, metallocene, metalloenzyme, metallograph, metallography, metalloid

Origin of metallo-organic

First recorded in 1885–90

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