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metallocene

[ muh-tal-uh-seen ]
/ məˈtæl əˌsin /
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noun Chemistry.
an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
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Compare ferrocene.

Origin of metallocene

metallo- + -cene<Greek koinós shared (see ceno-2)

Words nearby metallocene

metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallocene, metallograph, metallography, metalloid, metallo-organic, metallophone
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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 atomSee ferrocene

Word Origin for metallocene

C20: from metallo- + -cene, as in ferrocene
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