carbene

See also: Carbene, carbène, and carbeen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹ.bin/
• Homophone: carbine (one pronunciation)

Noun

carbene (plural carbenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).

Derived terms

• carbene analogue
• carbenic
• carbenium
• carbenoid
• dicarbene
• dichlorocarbene
• metallocarbene
• monocarbene
• nitrene
• polycarbene
• silicene
• tetracarbene

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: carbè m
• French: carbène (fr) m
• Italian: carbene m
• Spanish: carbeno m

Anagrams

• beer can, beercan, carbeen