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From metalla- + cyclopentane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metallacyclopentane
Today it means: Any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring Full definition →
Today it means: Any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring Full definition →
From metalla- + cyclopentane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.