metallocene

[ muh-tal-uh-seen ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.

metallocene

/ mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of metallocene¹

metallo- + -cene < Greek koinós shared ( ceno- ² )

Word History and Origins

Origin of metallocene¹

C20: from metallo- + -cene, as in ferrocene