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monocarbon

monocarbon adjective: having a single carbon atom in each molecule.

Adjective

monocarbon (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having a single carbon atom in each molecule

Origin of monocarbon

From mono- + carbon.

Questions about monocarbon

What does monocarbon mean?
Monocarbon means having a single carbon atom in each molecule.
What part of speech is monocarbon?
Monocarbon is an adjective.

Words near monocarbon in the dictionary

  1. monocaprylates
  2. monocarbene
  3. monocarbenes
  4. monocarbide
  5. monocarbides
  6. monocarbon
  7. monocarbonate
  8. monocarbonates
  9. monocarbonic
  10. monocarbonyl
  11. monocarbonylation

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