metalation

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noun

Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

OriginEnglish metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta →
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Meanings

nounmetalation (countable and uncountable, plural metalations)

plural metalations · alternative metallation

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέταλλον (métallon)
  2. Latinmetallum
  3. Old Frenchmeta
  4. Middle Englishmetal
  5. Englishmetal
  6. Englishmetalation

From metal + -ation.

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APA

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Chicago

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