Tetracarbonyl

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any compound having four carbonyl groups.

    "He had clays and gels of silicate. He had silicone putties. He had slushy ferric salts succumbing to their own deliquescence. Ambivalent acetylacetonates and tetracarbonyls with low melting points."

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"He had clays and gels of silicate. He had silicone putties. He had slushy ferric salts succumbing to their own deliquescence. Ambivalent acetylacetonates and tetracarbonyls with low melting points."

Etymology

From tetra- + carbonyl.

Related phrases

cobalt tetracarbonyliron tetracarbonylnickel tetracarbonyl

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