PsychologyAugust 13, 2026

diiron

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Definition

Consisting of or containing two iron atoms within a single molecular structure.

Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'di-' meaning 'two' (from Greek) combined with the word 'iron' (from Old English 'iren'), used in chemistry to denote a compound featuring two iron atoms.

In the news

The term appears in a headline describing a scientific study about synthesizing a diiron subcluster to artificially mature specific hydrogenase enzymes, representing the specialized chemical focus of the research.

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