Definition of organometallic in English:
organometallic
adjective ɔːˌɡanəʊmɪˈtalɪkˌɔrɡənoʊməˈtælɪk
Chemistry (of a compound) containing a metal atom bonded to an organic group or groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- Metal carbonyls are organometallic compounds where one or more of the metal ligands are carbon monoxide.
- In working with organometallic compounds, for example, he placed the metal atom at the center of a geometric figure (such as a cube) and surrounded it with other atoms, ions, and groups of atom at the corners of the figure.
- It contains his personal recollections of some of the exciting developments in transition metal organometallic chemistry over the last half-century to which he contributed.
- An organometallic compound is an organic compound in which a metal atom is attached directly to a carbon, with the exclusion of metallic salts of organic acids.
- Ziegler was researching organometallic compounds (carbon compounds that contain metals) and their effects on polymerization reaction.
Definition of organometallic in US English:
organometallic
adjectiveˌôrɡənōməˈtalikˌɔrɡənoʊməˈtælɪk
Chemistry (of a compound) containing a metal atom bonded to an organic group or groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- Metal carbonyls are organometallic compounds where one or more of the metal ligands are carbon monoxide.
- Ziegler was researching organometallic compounds (carbon compounds that contain metals) and their effects on polymerization reaction.
- It contains his personal recollections of some of the exciting developments in transition metal organometallic chemistry over the last half-century to which he contributed.
- An organometallic compound is an organic compound in which a metal atom is attached directly to a carbon, with the exclusion of metallic salts of organic acids.
- In working with organometallic compounds, for example, he placed the metal atom at the center of a geometric figure (such as a cube) and surrounded it with other atoms, ions, and groups of atom at the corners of the figure.