methylene
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methylene
- /ˈmɛθɪliːn/
Where it comes from
French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood”). By surface analysis, meth- + -ylene.
noun methylenes
- The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
- The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
- The unstable carbene :CH₂
Similar: methene
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noun
Similar: methene
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Talk about this word "methylene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/methylene. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. methylene. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/methylene "methylene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/methylene.Cite this
@misc{methylene_2026,
title = {methylene},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methylene},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
