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metallacyclobutene

metallacyclobutene noun: a four-membered cyclic organometallic compound containing a metal atom bonded to two carbon atoms of an alkene.

Noun

metallacyclobutene (plural metallacyclobutenes)

  1. A four-membered cyclic organometallic compound containing a metal atom bonded to two carbon atoms of an alkene.

Forms of metallacyclobutene

pluralmetallacyclobutenes

Origin of metallacyclobutene

From metallo- + cyclobutene.

Questions about metallacyclobutene

What does metallacyclobutene mean?
Metallacyclobutene means a four-membered cyclic organometallic compound containing a metal atom bonded to two carbon atoms of an alkene.
What part of speech is metallacyclobutene?
Metallacyclobutene is a noun.
What is the plural of metallacyclobutene?
The plural of metallacyclobutene is metallacyclobutenes.

Words near metallacyclobutene in the dictionary

  1. metallacycles
  2. metallacycloalkane
  3. metallacycloalkanes
  4. metallacyclobutane
  5. metallacyclobutanes
  6. metallacyclobutene
  7. metallacyclopentane
  8. metallacyclopentanes
  9. metallacyclopentasilane
  10. metallacyclopentasilanes
  11. metallacyclopentene

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