METHYLENE

methylene

Noun

  1. The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
  2. The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
  3. The unstable carbene CH2:


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