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polymethine

polymethine noun: a compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

Noun

polymethine (plural polymethines)

  1. A compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

Forms of polymethine

pluralpolymethines

Origin of polymethine

From poly- + methine.

Questions about polymethine

What does polymethine mean?
Polymethine means a compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.
What part of speech is polymethine?
Polymethine is a noun.
What is the plural of polymethine?
The plural of polymethine is polymethines.

Words near polymethine in the dictionary

  1. polymeters
  2. polymethacrylate
  3. polymethacrylates
  4. polymethacrylic
  5. polymethacrylic acid
  6. polymethine
  7. polymethines
  8. polymethoxyflavone
  9. polymethoxyflavones
  10. polymethoxylated
  11. polymethyl

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