Methylene

noun

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounThe divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.

2.nounThe same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.

3.nounThe unstable carbene CH2:

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