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methylide

methylide noun: an anion or radical derived from methane by the removal of three hydrogen atoms.

Noun

methylide (plural methylides)

  1. An anion or radical derived from methane by the removal of three hydrogen atoms.

Forms of methylide

pluralmethylides

Origin of methylide

From methyl + -ide.

Questions about methylide

What does methylide mean?
Methylide means an anion or radical derived from methane by the removal of three hydrogen atoms.
What part of speech is methylide?
Methylide is a noun.
What is the plural of methylide?
The plural of methylide is methylides.

Words near methylide in the dictionary

  1. methylhistidines
  2. methylhydrazine
  3. methylhydrazines
  4. methylia
  5. methylic
  6. methylide
  7. methylidene
  8. methylidenes
  9. methylidenyl
  10. methylidyne
  11. methylidynes

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