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methylidenyl

methylidenyl noun: any substituted derivative of a methylidene radical.

Noun

methylidenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Any substituted derivative of a methylidene radical

Origin of methylidenyl

From methylidene + -yl.

Questions about methylidenyl

What does methylidenyl mean?
Methylidenyl means any substituted derivative of a methylidene radical.
What part of speech is methylidenyl?
Methylidenyl is a noun.

Words near methylidenyl in the dictionary

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

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