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Meaning of Methylene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɛθɪliːn

Definitions

  1. The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The unstable carbene :CH₂
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الميثيلين: جذر هيدروكربوني ثنائيّ التكافؤ مشتقّ من الميثان
Català metilé
Deutsch Methylen
Ελληνικά μεθυλένιο
Español metileno
Suomi metyleeni
Français méthylène
Italiano metilene
Português metileno
Русский метиле́н

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

methylene blue methylene chloride methylene dichloride methylene diphosphonate methylene-bis-ortho-chloroaniline methylenebornane

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