Associations to the word «Methylene»

Wiktionary

METHYLENE, noun. (organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
METHYLENE, noun. (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
METHYLENE, noun. (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2:
METHYLENE BLUE, noun. (organic compound) A heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound with many uses in biology and chemistry.
METHYLENE CHLORIDE, noun. (organic compound) dichloromethane
METHYLENE DIPHOSPHONATE, noun. (organic compound) (oncology) A compound consisting of a methylene bound to two phosphonate groups; in radiology, it is used together with technetium 99 in order to locate areas of bone metastasis

Dictionary definition

METHYLENE, noun. The bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane.

Wise words

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