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methylenedioxy

methylenedioxy noun: a functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH₂-O-R', connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds.

Noun

methylenedioxy (uncountable)

  1. A functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH₂-O-R', connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds.

Origin of methylenedioxy

From methylene + di- + oxy-.

Words formed from methylenedioxy

Questions about methylenedioxy

What does methylenedioxy mean?
Methylenedioxy means a functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH₂-O-R', connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds.
What part of speech is methylenedioxy?
Methylenedioxy is a noun.

Words near methylenedioxy in the dictionary

  1. methylenecyclopentadiene
  2. methylenecyclopentadienes
  3. methylenecyclopropane
  4. methylenecyclopropene
  5. methylenecyclopropenes
  6. methylenedioxy
  7. methylenedioxyamphetamine
  8. methylenedioxyamphetamines
  9. methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine
  10. methylenedioxybenzylamphetamines
  11. methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine

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