"ferrocene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹəsiːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-ferrocene.wav [UK] Forms: ferrocenes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of ferrous + benzene, coined by Mark Whiting, a postdoc with Robert Burns Woodward. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|ferrous|benzene}} Blend of ferrous + benzene Head templates: {{en-noun}} ferrocene (plural ferrocenes)
  1. Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron. Wikipedia link: Robert Burns Woodward Derived forms: acetylferrocene, ferrocenium Translations (mettalocene): ferrocè [masculine] (Catalan), 二茂鐵 /二茂铁 (èrmàotiě) (Chinese Mandarin), ferroseeni (Finnish)

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