Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organic cation, such as H3C+, having one less electron than a corresponding free radical and having a positive charge localized on the carbon atom.
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- noun chemistry any
carbocation containing atervalent carbon atom
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[carb(o)– + –en(e) + –ium.]
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