metallo-organic

adjective

mə̇¦talō+

variants or less commonly metallorganic

mə̇¦tal,

¦metᵊl+

of an organic compound

: containing a metal in the molecule

especially : organometallic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary metall- + organic

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