trigonal
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In typical alkenes, the carbons adopt a trigonal planar geometry, creating a flat structure around the double bond.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
They believed the reason trigonal chloride electrolytes can achieve low ionic conductivity is based on the variation of metal ion arrangements within the structure.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
Each carbon atom in ethene, commonly called ethylene, has a trigonal planar structure.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The three bonding regions form a trigonal planar electron-pair geometry.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Wings trigonal, forming a nearly horizontal angle with the body when the insect is at rest.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson