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| fer·ro·cene [ férrō sn ] |
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orange-red crystalline compound: an orange-red crystalline solid in which an atom of iron is situated between two rings that are composed of five carbon and five hydrogen atoms. Fe(C5H5)2
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| [Mid-20th century. <ferro- + contraction of cyclopentadiene, a hydrocarbon] |
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