methylene

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noun

The divalent radical 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:

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Synonyms

methene acrylamide thf eosin chloride polyamine tetrahydrofolate bis leuco n10 methylidene methine mesityl methyl dimethylene chloromethylene

Associated

emb singlet carboxyl formaldehyde toluene carbonyl glycol stain iodide

Rhymes

keen obscene mean byzantine libertine careen lean demean preen glean

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