Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrocene

/ˈfɛɹəsiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: fer-rocene
IPA: /ˈfɛɹəsiːn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ferrocenes (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylferrocene ferrocenium

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrocene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹəsiːn/.
What does ferrocene mean?: Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.
Where does ferrocene come from?: Blend of ferrous + benzene, coined by Mark Whiting, a postdoc with Robert Burns Woodward.

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