About The Word Methylene
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Methylene
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What's The Definition Of Methylene?
[n] the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
Synonyms | Synonyms for Methylene: methylene group | methylene radical Related Terms | Find terms related to Methylene: See Also | chemical group | group | radical Methylene In Webster's Dictionary \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m['e]thyl[`e]ne, from Gr. ? wine
+ ? wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name wood
spirit.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon radical, {CH2}, not known in the free state,
but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain
derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, {CH2Br2}; --
formerly called also {methene}.
{Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting
of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; --
called also {pure blue}.
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