ferrocene
[ fer-uh-seen ]
/ ˈfɛr əˌsin /
noun Chemistry.
Also called dicyclopentadienyliron.
an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C5H5)2Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst.
Compare metallocene.
Also called dicyclopentadienyl metal.
any of a class of analogous compounds containing a metal other than iron, as nickel or osmium.
Origin of ferrocene
First recorded in 1950–55;
ferro- +
c(yclopentadi)ene
Words nearby ferrocene
ferritin,
ferro-,
ferroalloy,
ferroaluminum,
ferrocement,
ferrocene,
ferrocerium,
ferrochromium,
ferroconcrete,
ferrocyanic acid,
ferrocyanide
British Dictionary definitions for ferrocene
ferrocene
/ (ˈfɛrəʊˌsiːn) /
noun
a reddish-orange insoluble crystalline compound. Its molecules have an iron atom sandwiched between two cyclopentadiene rings. Formula: Fe(C 5 H 5) 2
Word Origin for ferrocene
C20: from
ferro- +
c (
yclopentadi)
ene