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polycarbene

polycarbene noun: a polymeric carbene.

Noun

polycarbene (plural polycarbenes)

  1. A polymeric carbene
  2. (attributive) Multiple carbenes surrounding a central atom

Forms of polycarbene

pluralpolycarbenes

Origin of polycarbene

From poly- + carbene.

Questions about polycarbene

What does polycarbene mean?
Polycarbene means a polymeric carbene.
What part of speech is polycarbene?
Polycarbene is a noun.
What is the plural of polycarbene?
The plural of polycarbene is polycarbenes.

Words near polycarbene in the dictionary

  1. polycaprolactones
  2. polycarb
  3. polycarbamate
  4. polycarbamates
  5. polycarbazole
  6. polycarbene
  7. polycarbenes
  8. polycarbohydrate
  9. polycarbohydrates
  10. polycarbon
  11. polycarbonate

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