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carbocation

/ˌkɑː(ɹ).bəʊˈkæt.aɪ.ən/

carbocation noun: any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.

Noun

carbocation (plural carbocations)

  1. Any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms

Forms of carbocation

pluralcarbocations

Origin of carbocation

From carbo- + cation.

Words formed from carbocation

Questions about carbocation

What does carbocation mean?
Carbocation means any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
What part of speech is carbocation?
Carbocation is a noun.
How do you pronounce carbocation?
Carbocation is pronounced /ˌkɑː(ɹ).bəʊˈkæt.aɪ.ən/.
What is the plural of carbocation?
The plural of carbocation is carbocations.

Words near carbocation in the dictionary

  1. carboboration
  2. carboborations
  3. carboborite
  4. carbobutoxyethyltin
  5. carbocaine
  6. carbocation
  7. carbocationic
  8. carbocations
  9. carbocer
  10. carboceramic
  11. carbocernaite

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