Organometallic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  organometallic \or`ga*no*me*tal"lic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds
     of certain metallic elements bound to organic radicals; such
     as, methylmercury, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; formerly
     refered to as {metalorganic}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Organon



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  metalorganic \met`al*or*gan"ic\, a. [Metal, L. metallum + E.
     organic.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds
     of certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc
     methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; now usually {organometallic}.
     [Written also {metallorganic}.]
     [1913 Webster]