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polymethylene

polymethylene noun: any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ.

Noun

polymethylene (plural polymethylenes)

  1. (obsolete) Any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ
  2. (in-compounds) Any of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH₂- groups

Forms of polymethylene

pluralpolymethylenes

Origin of polymethylene

From poly- + methylene.

Questions about polymethylene

What does polymethylene mean?
Polymethylene means any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ.
What part of speech is polymethylene?
Polymethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of polymethylene?
The plural of polymethylene is polymethylenes.

Words near polymethylene in the dictionary

  1. polymethyl acrylate
  2. polymethyl methacrylate
  3. polymethyl methyacrylate
  4. polymethylacrylate
  5. polymethylated
  6. polymethylene
  7. polymethylenes
  8. polymethylmethacrylate
  9. polymethylpentene
  10. polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate
  11. polymetre

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