agostic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a structure in which a hydrogen atom is bonded to both a carbon (or silicon) atom and a metal atom in a three-center, two-electron interaction.

Word forms

agostic

Etymology

From the supposed Ancient Greek ἀγοστέω (agostéō, “to clasp, hold”) + -ic.

Derived words

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