multi-carbon

adjective

Describing any compound (or ring within a compound) containing more than one carbon atom

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Meanings

adjectivemulti-carbon (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any compound (or ring within a compound) containing more than one carbon atom

Origin

From multi- + carbon.

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APA

multi-carbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-carbon

MLA

“multi-carbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-carbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multi-carbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-carbon.

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