Methylene definition

Methylene

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noun

(1) The bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane

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Etymology

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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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