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metallocene

/mɪˈtæləsiːn/

metallocene noun: any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.

Noun

metallocene (plural metallocenes)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.

metallocene meaning in Persian

metallocene in Persian

organic compound
متالوسن

Forms of metallocene

pluralmetallocenes

Origin of metallocene

From metallo- + c(yclopentadi)ene. First used in ferrocene.

Questions about metallocene

What does metallocene mean?
Metallocene means any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.
What is metallocene in Persian?
Metallocene in Persian is متالوسن. See Metallocene meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is metallocene?
Metallocene is a noun.
How do you pronounce metallocene?
Metallocene is pronounced /mɪˈtæləsiːn/.
What is the plural of metallocene?
The plural of metallocene is metallocenes.

Words near metallocene in the dictionary

  1. metallocarbenes
  2. metallocarborane
  3. metallocarboranes
  4. metallocarboxypeptidase
  5. metallocarboxypeptidases
  6. metallocene
  7. metallocenes
  8. metallocenter
  9. metallocenters
  10. metallocentre
  11. metallocentres

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