Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The trivalent organic radical CH. Also called
methine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.
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- noun chemistry The
hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as anessential residue of certainorganic compounds .
Etymologies
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methene + -yl
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