organometallic

adjective

or·​gan·​o·​me·​tal·​lic ˌȯr-gə-nō-mə-ˈta-lik 

ȯr-ˌga-nə-

: of, relating to, or being an organic compound that usually contains a metal or metalloid bonded directly to carbon

organometallic noun

Examples of organometallic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although fullerene wheels must be attached in the final synthetic step, p-carborane- and ruthenium-based wheels do not inhibit organometallic coupling reactions, which allows a more convergent synthesis of molecular machines. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015

Zheng Huang, a chemist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has discovered a way to melt plastic by combining it with an organometallic compound—a mixture of an organic molecule like petroleum ether and metallic lithium. —Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2016

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

organometallic

adjective

or·​gan·​o·​me·​tal·​lic -mə-ˈtal-ik 

: of, relating to, or being an organic compound that usually contains a metal or metalloid bonded directly to carbon

organometallic noun