METHYLENE RADICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methylene radical mean? 

• METHYLENE RADICAL (noun)
  The noun METHYLENE RADICAL has 1 sense:

1. the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane

  Familiarity information: METHYLENE RADICAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHYLENE RADICAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

methylene; methylene group; methylene radical

Hypernyms ("methylene radical" 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)