Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methylidene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methyli-dene
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.

Etymology

May comes from methyl + -ide + -ene.

Inflected Forms

methylidenes (plural)

Derived Forms

dantrolene diaminomethylideneamino fluprednidene melengestrol metacycline methylidenyl prednylidene

Frequently Paired Words

methylene

Questions

What does methylidene mean?: The CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
Where does methylidene come from?: May comes from methyl + -ide + -ene.

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