Word: tetracarbene
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
tra
car
bene
Definition: Four carbene groups in a molecule (typically as ligands in an organometallic complex)
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: carbene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any short-lived, reactive species R2C:, especially the parent compound CH2: (also called methylene).