binary compound

noun

A chemical compound composed of only two elements.

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Meanings

nounbinary compound (plural binary compounds)

plural binary compounds

  1. chemistryA chemical compound composed of only two elements.
  2. chemistryA compound composed of an element and a radical (a group of atoms that behave as one piece).
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