organometallic

[ awr-guh-noh-muh-tal-ik, awr-gan-oh‐ ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.

Origin of organometallic

1
First recorded in 1850–55; organo- + metallic

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organometallic

/ (ɔːˌɡænəʊmɪˈtælɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, concerned with, or being an organic compound with one or more metal atoms in its molecules: an organometallic compound

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