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carbaalanate

carbaalanate noun: any of a class of anions derived from alanates by replacement of hydrogen atoms by alkyne radicals e.g. Al(C≡C-R)₄⁻.

Noun

carbaalanate (plural carbaalanates)

  1. Any of a class of anions derived from alanates by replacement of hydrogen atoms by alkyne radicals e.g. Al(C≡C-R)₄⁻

Forms of carbaalanate

pluralcarbaalanates

Origin of carbaalanate

From carba- + alanate.

Questions about carbaalanate

What does carbaalanate mean?
Carbaalanate means any of a class of anions derived from alanates by replacement of hydrogen atoms by alkyne radicals e.g. Al(C≡C-R)₄⁻.
What part of speech is carbaalanate?
Carbaalanate is a noun.
What is the plural of carbaalanate?
The plural of carbaalanate is carbaalanates.

Words near carbaalanate in the dictionary

  1. carb
  2. carb flu
  3. carb up
  4. carb-
  5. carb-face
  6. carbaalanate
  7. carbaalanates
  8. carbaalane
  9. carbaalanes
  10. carbaborane
  11. carbaboranes

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