tetracarbene

T1E1T1R1A1C3A1R1B3E1N1E1

noun

Four carbene groups in a molecule (typically as ligands in an organometallic complex)

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Meanings

nountetracarbene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryFour carbene groups in a molecule (typically as ligands in an organometallic complex)

Origin

From tetra- + carbene.

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