carboskeleton

C3A1R1B3O1S1K5E1L1E1T1O1N1

noun

The arrangement of connected carbon atoms in an organic compound

Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncarboskeleton (plural carboskeletons)

plural carboskeletons

  1. chemistryThe arrangement of connected carbon atoms in an organic compound

Origin

From carbo- + skeleton.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

carboskeleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboskeleton

MLA

“carboskeleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboskeleton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboskeleton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboskeleton.

Source: carboskeleton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.