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methylidene

methylidene noun: the CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.

Noun

methylidene (plural methylidenes)

  1. The CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.

Forms of methylidene

pluralmethylidenes

Origin of methylidene

May comes from methyl + -ide + -ene.

Words formed from methylidene

Questions about methylidene

What does methylidene mean?
Methylidene means the CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
What part of speech is methylidene?
Methylidene is a noun.
What is the plural of methylidene?
The plural of methylidene is methylidenes.

Words near methylidene in the dictionary

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

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