Meanings
adjectiveheterometal (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryDescribing a complex containing two (or more) different metals
nounheterometal (plural heterometals)
plural heterometals
- chemistryA second metal added to a moiety to produce such a complex
Origin
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heterometal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterometal
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“heterometal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterometal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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