methylene
methylene
Definition
methyl·ene (met̸h′ə lēn′)
noun
the divalent hydrocarbon radical CH, normally existing only in combination
Etymology: Fr méthylène < Gr methy, wine (see mead) + hylē, wood
methylene
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: The best way to achieve this is to use methylene blue solution to darken the water in the jar.
Modifies a noun
- chloride: Of most concern have been the emissions of methylene chloride, a solvent used in the making of photographic film.
- blue: In other words, the MINIMUM amount of methylene blue which gives the required color reaction should be used.
- group: It is thus like a porphyrin, but with one of the bridging methylene groups removed.
- chain: A Bead can move within limits which are strictly defined by the length of its methylene chain.
- proton: To see why the methyl peak is split into a triplet, let's look at the methylene protons.
- urea: Controlled release fertilizers may be derived from a number of materials, probably the most common being methylene urea.
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