organometallic

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organometallic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  organometallic \or`ga*no*me*tal"lic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds
     of certain metallic elements bound to organic radicals; such
     as, methylmercury, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; formerly
     refered to as metalorganic.
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Organon

  metalorganic \met`al*or*gan"ic\, a. [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.]
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