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ferrocene

/ˈfɛɹəsiːn/

ferrocene noun: any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

Noun

ferrocene (plural ferrocenes)

  1. Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

Forms of ferrocene

pluralferrocenes

Origin of ferrocene

Blend of ferrous + benzene, coined by Mark Whiting, a postdoc with Robert Burns Woodward.

Words formed from ferrocene

Questions about ferrocene

What does ferrocene mean?
Ferrocene means any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.
What part of speech is ferrocene?
Ferrocene is a noun.
How do you pronounce ferrocene?
Ferrocene is pronounced /ˈfɛɹəsiːn/.
What is the plural of ferrocene?
The plural of ferrocene is ferrocenes.

Words near ferrocene in the dictionary

  1. ferrocarbons
  2. ferrocarpholite
  3. ferroceladonite
  4. ferrocement
  5. ferrocements
  6. ferrocene
  7. ferrocenes
  8. ferrocenium
  9. ferroceniums
  10. ferrocenophane
  11. ferrocenophanes

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