metallocene
[ muh-tal-uh-seen ]
/ məˈtæl əˌsin /
noun Chemistry.
an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
Compare
ferrocene.
Words nearby metallocene
metalline,
metallist,
metallize,
metallo-,
metallo-organic,
metallocene,
metalloenzyme,
metallograph,
metallography,
metalloid,
metallophone
British Dictionary definitions for metallocene
metallocene
/ (mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn) /
noun
chem
any one of a class of organometallic sandwich compounds of the general formula M(C 5 H 5) 2, where M is a metal atom
See ferrocene
Word Origin for metallocene
C20: from
metallo- +
-cene, as in
ferrocene