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carbanion definition

car·bani·on (kär ban′ī än′, -ī′ən)

noun

a transient, negatively charged organic ion, as HC, RC, that has one more electron than the corresponding free radical

Etymology: carb- + anion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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