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exomethylene

exomethylene noun: a methylene group attached by a double bond to the outside of a ring.

Noun

exomethylene (plural exomethylenes)

  1. A methylene group attached by a double bond to the outside of a ring
    • Furthermore, the 1 H NMR spectrum of 1 also exhibited the presence of a 2″-isopropenyl dihydrofuran ring—a methyl group singlet signal at δ H 1.72 (3H, s, H-5″) and two broad singlets for an exomethylene group signal at δ H 4.82 (1H, s, Ha-4″) and 5.03 (1H, s, Hb-4″).2015 August 19, “Isoflavonoids from Crotalaria albida Inhibit Adipocyte Differentiation and Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Cells via Suppression of PPAR-γ Pathway”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of exomethylene

pluralexomethylenes

Origin of exomethylene

From exo- + methylene.

Questions about exomethylene

What does exomethylene mean?
Exomethylene means a methylene group attached by a double bond to the outside of a ring.
What part of speech is exomethylene?
Exomethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of exomethylene?
The plural of exomethylene is exomethylenes.

Words near exomethylene in the dictionary

  1. exometabolites
  2. exometabolome
  3. exometabolomes
  4. exometabolomic
  5. exometabolomics
  6. exomethylene
  7. exomethylenes
  8. exomewide
  9. exomic
  10. exomics
  11. exomion

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