methylene

See also: méthylène

English

Etymology

French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood”).

Noun

methylene (countable and uncountable, plural methylenes)

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

Synonyms

methene

Related terms

methylidene

Translations

divalent radical

Catalan: metilè m
Finnish: metyleeni
French: méthylène (fr) m
Greek: μεθυλένιο (el) n (methylénio)

Portuguese: metileno
Russian: метиле́н (ru) m (metilén)
Spanish: metileno m
Tagalog: metileno

group present as a repeating unit

French: méthylène (fr) m
Greek: μεθυλένιο (el) n (methylénio)

Russian: метиле́н (ru) m (metilén)
Spanish: metileno m

unstable carbene CH₂

French: méthylène (fr) m
Greek: μεθυλένιο (el) n (methylénio)

Russian: метиле́н (ru) m (metilén)
Spanish: metileno m

Further reading

methylene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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