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dichlorocarbene

dichlorocarbene noun: a common carbene with chemical formula CCl₂.

Noun

dichlorocarbene (countable and uncountable, plural dichlorocarbenes)

  1. A common carbene with chemical formula CCl₂.

Forms of dichlorocarbene

pluraldichlorocarbenes

Origin of dichlorocarbene

From di- + chloro- + carbene.

Questions about dichlorocarbene

What does dichlorocarbene mean?
Dichlorocarbene means a common carbene with chemical formula CCl₂.
What part of speech is dichlorocarbene?
Dichlorocarbene is a noun.
What is the plural of dichlorocarbene?
The plural of dichlorocarbene is dichlorocarbenes.

Words near dichlorocarbene in the dictionary

  1. dichlorobenzenes
  2. dichlorobiphenyl
  3. dichlorobiphenyls
  4. dichlorobutane
  5. dichlorobutanes
  6. dichlorocarbene
  7. dichlorocarbenes
  8. dichlorocyclopropane
  9. dichlorocyclopropanes
  10. dichlorodiethyl sulfide
  11. dichlorodifluoromethane

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