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carbometallation

carbometallation noun: an addition reaction in which an organometallic compound is added across a double bond or triple bond.

Noun

carbometallation (countable and uncountable, plural carbometallations)

  1. An addition reaction in which an organometallic compound is added across a double bond or triple bond.

Forms of carbometallation

pluralcarbometallations

Origin of carbometallation

From carbo- + metallation.

Questions about carbometallation

What does carbometallation mean?
Carbometallation means an addition reaction in which an organometallic compound is added across a double bond or triple bond.
What part of speech is carbometallation?
Carbometallation is a noun.
What is the plural of carbometallation?
The plural of carbometallation is carbometallations.

Words near carbometallation in the dictionary

  1. carbomer
  2. carbomeric
  3. carbomers
  4. carbometalate
  5. carbometalation
  6. carbometallation
  7. carbometallations
  8. carbometer
  9. carbometers
  10. carbomethoxies
  11. carbomethoxy

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