metallation

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A form of metalation — Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

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

nounmetallation (countable and uncountable, plural metallations)

plural metallations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of metalation.

Origin

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

From metallate + -ion.

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APA

metallation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallation

MLA

“metallation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallation.

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