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diethyl zinc

noun di·eth·yl zinc

Definition of DIETHYL ZINC

:  a volatile pyrophoric liquid compound C4H10Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization and to deacidify paper
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First Known Use of DIETHYL ZINC

1952

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