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cyclopentadienyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: cy-clopen-ta-di-enyl
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noun

The univalent anion derived from cyclopentadiene; contains a ring of delocalized electrons; forms metallocene compounds with transition metals.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cyclopentadiene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cyclopentadienyl From cyclopentadiene + -yl.

Inflected Forms

cyclopentadienyls (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclopentadienyldimethylborane cyclopentadienyldinitrosylchromium cyclopentadienylgold cyclopentadienylsodium cyclopentadienyltitanium dicyclopentadienyl

Phrases

cyclopentadienyl complex cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium

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What does cyclopentadienyl mean?: The univalent anion derived from cyclopentadiene; contains a ring of delocalized electrons; forms metallocene compounds with transition metals.
Where does cyclopentadienyl come from?: Etymology tree English cyclopentadiene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cyclopentadienyl From cyclopentadiene + -yl.

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