dicarbonadj.
/dʌɪˈkɑːbən/ Chemistry.
Containing or derived from two atoms of carbon, as the dicarbon series of hydrocarbons.
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1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxx. 265 (heading) Di-carbon or Ethyl series.
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- to mount to one's pitch
- to mount to the pitch
- to moup and mell
- to mourn in mood
- to mourn of the chine
- to pull stripes
- to pull take a rabbit out of a hat
- to pull the chestnuts out of the fire
- to pull the devil by the tail
- to pull the feathers off
- to pull the feathers off a person's fame
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- to pull the lever
- to pull the long bow
- to pull the or one's pud
- to pull the pin
- to pull the pin on
- to pull the plug
- to pull the ropes
- to pull the rug from under
- to pull the rug out from under
- to pull the skin over a person's ears
- to pull the string of the shower bath
- to pull the strings