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heptamethylene

heptamethylene noun: the divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-heptane molecule.

Noun

heptamethylene (plural heptamethylenes)

  1. The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-heptane molecule.

Forms of heptamethylene

pluralheptamethylenes

Origin of heptamethylene

From hepta- + methylene.

Questions about heptamethylene

What does heptamethylene mean?
Heptamethylene means the divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-heptane molecule.
What part of speech is heptamethylene?
Heptamethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of heptamethylene?
The plural of heptamethylene is heptamethylenes.

Words near heptamethylene in the dictionary

  1. heptamethine
  2. heptamethines
  3. heptamethoxyflavone
  4. heptamethoxyflavones
  5. heptamethyl
  6. heptamethylene
  7. heptamethylenes
  8. heptamethylnonane
  9. heptametric
  10. heptametrical
  11. heptaminol

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