Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkylidene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alkyli-dene
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=

Inflected Forms

alkylidenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

methylene

Questions

What does alkylidene mean?: Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=

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