carbanion
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carb·an·i·on
(karb-an'ī-on),An organic anion in which the negative charge is on a carbon atom; the specific names are formed by adding -ide, -diide, etc., to the name of the parent compound; for example, methanide, (CH3)-.
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carbanion
An anion with a negatively charged carbon and a pair of unshared electrons.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
carbanion
(kăr-băn′ī-ŏn)A carbon ion with a negative electrical charge.
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