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METHYLENE GROUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does methylene group mean?
• METHYLENE GROUP (noun)
The noun METHYLENE GROUP has 1 sense:
1. the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
Familiarity information: METHYLENE GROUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
methylene; methylene group; methylene radical
Hypernyms ("methylene group" is a kind of...):
chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
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