tetracarbonyl

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English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ carbonyl.

Noun

tetracarbonyl (plural tetracarbonyls)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having four carbonyl groups.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      He had clays and gels of silicate. He had silicone putties. He had slushy ferric salts succumbing to their own deliquescence. Ambivalent acetylacetonates and tetracarbonyls with low melting points.

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