"carbon number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carbon numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carbon number (plural carbon numbers)
  1. (organic chemistry) The number of carbon atoms in each molecule of a compound. Wikipedia link: carbon number Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (number of carbon atoms in each molecule of a compound): szénatomszám (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-carbon_number-en-noun-9HkAataD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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