tncq

tetracyanoquinodimethane

noun teh-EH-neh-seh-KOO Rare

Usage Note

TCNQ is a technical abbreviation used in materials science and chemistry for tetracyanoquinodimethane, a strong electron acceptor used in organic conductors. Because it is an acronym from English terminology, it is read letter by letter in Spanish. Learners will encounter it almost exclusively in academic or laboratory texts.

Examples

"El tncq actúa como aceptor de electrones en el complejo."

Natural Translation

TNCQ acts as an electron acceptor in the complex.

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