Carbanion Definition

kär-bănīən, -īŏn
noun
An anion in which carbon carries a negative charge and an unshared pair of electrons.
American Heritage
A transient, negatively charged organic ion, as H3C,R3C, that has one more electron than the corresponding free radical.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Carbanion

Noun

Singular:
carbanion
Plural:
carbanions

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