tetracarbide

T1E1T1R1A1C3A1R1B3I1D2E1

noun

Four carbon anions in a molecule (C₄)

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Meanings

nountetracarbide (usually uncountable, plural tetracarbides)

plural tetracarbides

  1. in compoundsuncountableusuallychemistryFour carbon anions in a molecule (C₄)

Origin

From tetra- + carbide.

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