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metallocarbene

metallocarbene noun: a complex containing a metal ion M replacing one or both substituents at the divalent carbon atom of a carbene: (L)M–C–R.

Noun

metallocarbene (plural metallocarbenes)

  1. A complex containing a metal ion M replacing one or both substituents at the divalent carbon atom of a carbene: (L)M–C–R

Forms of metallocarbene

pluralmetallocarbenes

Origin of metallocarbene

From metallo- + carbene.

Questions about metallocarbene

What does metallocarbene mean?
Metallocarbene means a complex containing a metal ion M replacing one or both substituents at the divalent carbon atom of a carbene: (L)M–C–R.
What part of speech is metallocarbene?
Metallocarbene is a noun.
What is the plural of metallocarbene?
The plural of metallocarbene is metallocarbenes.

Words near metallocarbene in the dictionary

  1. metallobiochemistry
  2. metallobiology
  3. metalloblock
  4. metalloblocks
  5. metallobridged
  6. metallocarbene
  7. metallocarbenes
  8. metallocarborane
  9. metallocarboranes
  10. metallocarboxypeptidase
  11. metallocarboxypeptidases

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