Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbanion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: car-ban-ion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any organic anion of general formula R₃C⁻

Etymology

Etymology tree English carb- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion English carbanion From carb- + anion.

Inflected Forms

carbanions (plural)

Derived Forms

carbanionic

Questions

What does carbanion mean?: any organic anion of general formula R₃C⁻
Where does carbanion come from?: Etymology tree English carb- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion English carbanion From carb- + anion.

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