agostic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the supposed Ancient Greek ἀγοστέω (agostéō, “to clasp, hold”) + -ic.[1]
Adjective
[edit]agostic
- (organic chemistry) 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]structure
References
[edit]- ^ “agostic”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
