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methylenecyclopropane

methylenecyclopropane noun: an organic compound with the formula (CH₂)₂CCH₂, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Noun

methylenecyclopropane (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound with the formula (CH₂)₂CCH₂, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Origin of methylenecyclopropane

From methylene + cyclopropane.

Questions about methylenecyclopropane

What does methylenecyclopropane mean?
Methylenecyclopropane means an organic compound with the formula (CH₂)₂CCH₂, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is methylenecyclopropane?
Methylenecyclopropane is a noun.

Words near methylenecyclopropane in the dictionary

  1. methylenebisorthochloroaniline
  2. methylenebornane
  3. methylenechloride
  4. methylenecyclopentadiene
  5. methylenecyclopentadienes
  6. methylenecyclopropane
  7. methylenecyclopropene
  8. methylenecyclopropenes
  9. methylenedioxy
  10. methylenedioxyamphetamine
  11. methylenedioxyamphetamines

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