methylene

methylene is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; -- formerly called also methene. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; -- formerly called also methene.
2. noun. the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane

Common word forms

methylenes

Words from these letters

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