Where does “carbynium” come from?

carbynium (English) comes from English carbyne — the trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its...

carbynium (English): The radical cation HC or any organic derivative of it

Definitions

  1. The radical cation HC or any organic derivative of it

Ancestry of “carbynium”, step by step

carbynium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carbyne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcarbynethe trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its...

via English ium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishium
Every word from English carbyne
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