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ferrocene.

Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛɹəsiːn/
  1. Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

Where this word comes from

Blend of ferrous + benzene, coined by Mark Whiting, a postdoc with Robert Burns Woodward.

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