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oxymethylene

oxymethylene noun: formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.

Noun

oxymethylene (uncountable)

  1. Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
    • oxymethylene ethers

Origin of oxymethylene

From oxy- + methylene.

Questions about oxymethylene

What does oxymethylene mean?
Oxymethylene means formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
What part of speech is oxymethylene?
Oxymethylene is a noun.

Words near oxymethylene in the dictionary

  1. oxymetazoline
  2. oxymeter
  3. oxymeters
  4. oxymethazoline
  5. oxymetholone
  6. oxymethylene
  7. oxymetric
  8. oxymetry
  9. oxymonad
  10. oxymonads
  11. oxymora

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