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Meaning of metallocene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.

Equivalents

Català metal·locè
Deutsch Metallocen
Suomi metalloseeni
Français métallocène
Italiano metallocene
日本語 メタロセン
Қазақша металлоцен
한국어 메탈로센

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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