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