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dicarbon

dicarbon noun: two carbon atoms in a molecule.

Noun

dicarbon (countable and uncountable, plural dicarbons)

  1. (in-compounds) Two carbon atoms in a molecule
  2. (countable) A molecular species composed of only two carbon atoms, and nothing else

Forms of dicarbon

pluraldicarbons

Origin of dicarbon

From di- + carbon.

Questions about dicarbon

What does dicarbon mean?
Dicarbon means two carbon atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is dicarbon?
Dicarbon is a noun.
What is the plural of dicarbon?
The plural of dicarbon is dicarbons.

Words near dicarbon in the dictionary

  1. dicarbenium
  2. dicarbeniums
  3. dicarbide
  4. dicarbides
  5. dicarbine
  6. dicarbon
  7. dicarbonate
  8. dicarbonates
  9. dicarbonic
  10. dicarbons
  11. dicarbonyl

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