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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 a tervalent carbon atom

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[carb(o)– + –en(e) + –ium.]

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