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hydrometallation

hydrometallation noun: the addition reaction of a metal hydride to a double bond (or triple bond) to form an organometallic compound.

Noun

hydrometallation (plural hydrometallations)

  1. The addition reaction of a metal hydride to a double bond (or triple bond) to form an organometallic compound.

Forms of hydrometallation

pluralhydrometallations

Origin of hydrometallation

From hydro- + metallation.

Questions about hydrometallation

What does hydrometallation mean?
Hydrometallation means the addition reaction of a metal hydride to a double bond (or triple bond) to form an organometallic compound.
What part of speech is hydrometallation?
Hydrometallation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrometallation?
The plural of hydrometallation is hydrometallations.

Words near hydrometallation in the dictionary

  1. hydromes
  2. hydromesic
  3. hydrometalation
  4. hydrometalations
  5. hydrometallated
  6. hydrometallation
  7. hydrometallations
  8. hydrometallurgical
  9. hydrometallurgically
  10. hydrometallurgist
  11. hydrometallurgists

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