tetracarbonyl

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.

Derived terms

• cobalt tetracarbonyl
• iron tetracarbonyl
• nickel tetracarbonyl