carb·an·ion
| \ kär-ˈba-ˌnī-ən
, -ˌnī-ˌän \
, -ˌnī-ˌän \
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“Carbanion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbanion. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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carbanion
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carb·an·ion
| \ kär-ˈban-ˌī-ən, -ˌī-ˌän
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Medical Definition of carbanion
: an organic ion carrying a negative charge on a carbon atom
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The first known use of carbanion was in 1933
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