| Term Name: | carbon oxoanion |
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| Synonyms: | carbon oxoanion, carbon oxoanions, oxocarbon anion, oxocarbon anions |
| Definition: | A negative ion consisting solely of carbon and oxygen atoms, and therefore having the general formula CxOyn− for some integers x, y and n. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:35604] ( EBI ) |