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dithiolene

dithiolene noun: any of a class of unsaturated, bivalent ligands bonded to a metal atom through two sulfur atoms; the complex so formed.

Noun

dithiolene (plural dithiolenes)

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated, bivalent ligands bonded to a metal atom through two sulfur atoms; the complex so formed

Forms of dithiolene

pluraldithiolenes

Questions about dithiolene

What does dithiolene mean?
Dithiolene means any of a class of unsaturated, bivalent ligands bonded to a metal atom through two sulfur atoms; the complex so formed.
What part of speech is dithiolene?
Dithiolene is a noun.
What is the plural of dithiolene?
The plural of dithiolene is dithiolenes.

Words near dithiolene in the dictionary

  1. dithiolane
  2. dithiolanes
  3. dithiolate
  4. dithiolates
  5. dithiole
  6. dithiolene
  7. dithiolenes
  8. dithioles
  9. dithiolethione
  10. dithiolethiones
  11. dithiolopyrrolone

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