Definitions for ferrocene
ferrocene
fer·ro·cene
Spelling: [fer-uh-seen]
IPA: /ˈfɛr əˌsin/
Ferrocene is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 148 anagrams from letters in ferrocene (ceeefnorr).
Definitions for ferrocene
noun
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Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst.
Compare metallocene.
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Also called dicyclopentadienyl metal. any of a class of analogous compounds containing a metal other than iron, as nickel or osmium.
Origin of ferrocene
First recorded in 1950-55; ferro- + c(yclopentadi)ene