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metallacyclopentane

metallacyclopentane noun: any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring.

Noun

metallacyclopentane (plural metallacyclopentanes)

  1. Any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring

Forms of metallacyclopentane

pluralmetallacyclopentanes

Origin of metallacyclopentane

From metalla- + cyclopentane.

Questions about metallacyclopentane

What does metallacyclopentane mean?
Metallacyclopentane means any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring.
What part of speech is metallacyclopentane?
Metallacyclopentane is a noun.
What is the plural of metallacyclopentane?
The plural of metallacyclopentane is metallacyclopentanes.

Words near metallacyclopentane in the dictionary

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

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