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methylenation

methylenation noun: the addition of an unsaturated methylene group to a molecule.

Noun

methylenation (plural methylenations)

  1. The addition of an unsaturated methylene group to a molecule

Forms of methylenation

pluralmethylenations

Origin of methylenation

From methylene + -ation.

Questions about methylenation

What does methylenation mean?
Methylenation means the addition of an unsaturated methylene group to a molecule.
What part of speech is methylenation?
Methylenation is a noun.
What is the plural of methylenation?
The plural of methylenation is methylenations.

Words near methylenation in the dictionary

  1. methyldigoxin
  2. methyldihydromorphine
  3. methyldopa
  4. methylecgonidine
  5. methylenate
  6. methylenation
  7. methylenations
  8. methylene
  9. methylene blue
  10. methylene chloride
  11. methylene dichloride

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