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carbene

/ˈkɑɹ.bin/

carbene noun: any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).

Noun

carbene (plural carbenes)

  1. Any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).

Forms of carbene

pluralcarbenes

Words formed from carbene

Phrases with carbene

Questions about carbene

What does carbene mean?
Carbene means any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).
What part of speech is carbene?
Carbene is a noun.
How do you pronounce carbene?
Carbene is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ.bin/.
What is the plural of carbene?
The plural of carbene is carbenes.

Words near carbene in the dictionary

  1. carbeen
  2. carbeens
  3. carbemazepine
  4. carbendazim
  5. carbendazol
  6. carbene
  7. carbene analogue
  8. carbene analogues
  9. carbenes
  10. carbenexolone
  11. carbenic

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