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carbenium ion

carbenium ion noun: any carbocation containing a tervalent carbon atom.

Noun

carbenium ion (plural carbenium ions)

  1. (physical) any carbocation containing a tervalent carbon atom

Forms of carbenium ion

pluralcarbenium ions

Questions about carbenium ion

What does carbenium ion mean?
Carbenium ion means any carbocation containing a tervalent carbon atom.
What part of speech is carbenium ion?
Carbenium ion is a noun.
What is the plural of carbenium ion?
The plural of carbenium ion is carbenium ions.

Words near carbenium ion in the dictionary

  1. carbenic
  2. carbenicillin
  3. carbenicillinase
  4. carbenicillinases
  5. carbenium
  6. carbenium ion
  7. carbenium ions
  8. carbeniums
  9. carbenoid
  10. carbenoids
  11. carbenoxalone

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