organomagnesium

American

[awr-guh-noh-mag-nee-zee-uhm, -zhuhm, -shee-uhm, awr-gan-oh-] / ˌɔr gə noʊ mægˈni zi əm, -ʒəm, -ʃi əm, ɔrˌgæn oʊ- /

adjective

Chemistry.

pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.

First recorded in 1900–05; organo- + magnesium

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