ylide
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈɪlaɪd/
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/ˈɪlaɪd/ · /ˈɪlɪd/
Definition of ylide
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X⁺–Y⁻
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Etymology
From the resonance structure between the covalent form (-yl, where the carbanion exists as a methylidenyl group) and the ionic form (-ide, as in methanide).
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