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metalorganic

metˊal-or-gan′ic

,
Adj.
[
Metal
, L.
metallum
+ E.
organic
.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; now usually
organometallic
.
[Written also
metallorganic
.]

Definition 2024


metalorganic

metalorganic

English

Adjective

metalorganic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) organometallic

Noun

metalorganic (plural metalorganics)

  1. Any organometallic compound