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methylcyclopentadiene

methylcyclopentadiene noun: any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.

Noun

methylcyclopentadiene (plural methylcyclopentadienes)

  1. Any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.

Forms of methylcyclopentadiene

pluralmethylcyclopentadienes

Origin of methylcyclopentadiene

From methyl + cyclopentadiene.

Questions about methylcyclopentadiene

What does methylcyclopentadiene mean?
Methylcyclopentadiene means any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.
What part of speech is methylcyclopentadiene?
Methylcyclopentadiene is a noun.
What is the plural of methylcyclopentadiene?
The plural of methylcyclopentadiene is methylcyclopentadienes.

Words near methylcyclopentadiene in the dictionary

  1. methylcyclohexanone
  2. methylcyclohexanones
  3. methylcyclohexenone
  4. methylcyclohexyl
  5. methylcyclohexyls
  6. methylcyclopentadiene
  7. methylcyclopentadienes
  8. methylcyclopentadienyl
  9. methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl
  10. methylcyclopentadienyls
  11. methylcyclopropane

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