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metallocene

[ muh-tal-uh-seen ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.

metallocene

/ mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn /

noun

  1. 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 atom See ferrocene

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metallocene1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metallocene1

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

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