Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methylene

/ˈmɛθɪliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: methy-lene
IPA: /ˈmɛθɪliːn/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The unstable carbene :CH₂

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood”). By surface analysis, meth- + -ylene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylenes (plural)

Derived Forms

chloromethylene decamethonium demecarium dimethylene exomethylene heptamethylene hexamethonium methenamine methoctramine methylenation methylenecyclopentadiene methylenecyclopropane

Phrases

medronic acid methylene-bis-ortho-chloroaniline methylene blue methylene chloride methylene dichloride methylene diphosphonate new methylene polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate

Frequently Paired Words

methylenomycin methylidene

Synonyms

methene methylene group methylene radical

Questions

How do you pronounce methylene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛθɪliːn/.
What does methylene mean?: The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
Where does methylene come from?: French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood”). By surface analysis, meth- + -ylene.

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