Definition of Carbanion

1. Noun. (chemistry) any organic anion of general formula R3C- ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carbanion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Carbanion

1. A negatively charged carbon atom. (07 Apr 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbanion

carbamoylaspartate dehydrase
carbamoylation
carbamoylcarbamic acid
carbamoylphosphate synthetase deficiency
carbamoyls
carbamoyltransferase
carbamoylurea
carbamyl
carbamyl phosphate
carbamylation
carbamylcholine
carbamylcholine chloride
carbamyls
carbane
carbanil
carbanion (current term)
carbanionic
carbanions
carbanucleoside
carbanucleosides
carbapenem
carbapenems
carbaril
carbarn
carbarns
carbarsone
carbaryl
carbaryls
carbathymidine
carbathymidines

Literary usage of Carbanion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Support from the National Institutes of Health (General Medical Sciences; GM 13342) is gratefully acknowledged. The Crystal Structure of a carbanion. ..."

2. A Text-book of Medical Chemistry and Toxicology by James William Holland (1917)
"Obeying its tendency, the carbanion (CO3)ra breaks up the H2O to form the ions (HC03)~ and (OH)~. ..."

3. The Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Wilhelm Ostwald (1904)
"On the one hand, it is used as a reagent for introducing carbanion, 111 . into a given solution; since many carbonates are difficultly soluble in water, ..."

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