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transmetallation

transmetallation noun: any reaction in which one metal is exchanged for another in an organometallic compound.

Noun

transmetallation (plural transmetallations)

  1. Any reaction in which one metal is exchanged for another in an organometallic compound.

Forms of transmetallation

pluraltransmetallations

Origin of transmetallation

From trans- + metal + -ation.

Questions about transmetallation

What does transmetallation mean?
Transmetallation means any reaction in which one metal is exchanged for another in an organometallic compound.
What part of speech is transmetallation?
Transmetallation is a noun.
What is the plural of transmetallation?
The plural of transmetallation is transmetallations.

Words near transmetallation in the dictionary

  1. transmetalations
  2. transmetallate
  3. transmetallated
  4. transmetallates
  5. transmetallating
  6. transmetallation
  7. transmetallations
  8. transmetatarsal
  9. transmethylase
  10. transmethylases
  11. transmethylate

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