The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγοστέω“to clasp, hold”
- English todayagostic
From the supposed Ancient Greek ἀγοστέω (agostéō, “to clasp, hold”) + -ic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Describing a structure in which a hydrogen atom is bonded to both a carbon (or silicon) atom and a metal atom in a three-center, two-electron interaction. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀγοστέω