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tetracarbide

tetracarbide noun: four carbon anions in a molecule (C₄).

Noun

tetracarbide (usually uncountable, plural tetracarbides)

  1. (in-compounds, usually) Four carbon anions in a molecule (C₄)

Forms of tetracarbide

pluraltetracarbides

Origin of tetracarbide

From tetra- + carbide.

Questions about tetracarbide

What does tetracarbide mean?
Tetracarbide means four carbon anions in a molecule (C₄).
What part of speech is tetracarbide?
Tetracarbide is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracarbide?
The plural of tetracarbide is tetracarbides.

Words near tetracarbide in the dictionary

  1. tetracameral
  2. tetracameralism
  3. tetracampid
  4. tetracampids
  5. tetracarbene
  6. tetracarbide
  7. tetracarbides
  8. tetracarbon
  9. tetracarbon dioxide
  10. tetracarbonate
  11. tetracarbonates

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