Definition of methylene Methylene

/mɛˈθɪliˌn/ - [methileen] - meth•yl•ene

We found 5 definitions of methylene from 3 different sources.

What does methylene mean?

Noun
methylene - the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
		methylene group, methylene radical

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methylene (Noun)
The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bond s.
methylene (Noun)
The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
methylene (Noun)
The unstable carbene CH.

methylene (n.)
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.