methylene
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- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
Definition of methylene
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
- (countable, uncountable)The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
- (countable, uncountable)The unstable carbene :CH₂
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Etymology
Etymology tree French méthylène English methylene French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood”). By surface analysis, meth- + -ylene.
Words you can make from methylene
93 playable · top: ETHYLENE (14 pts)
Best play ethylene 14 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
30 words- HYMN 12 pts
- MYTH 12 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- ELMY 9 pts
- HELM 9 pts
- HEME 9 pts
- METH 9 pts
- THEM 9 pts
- YLEM 9 pts
- EELY 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MELT 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
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12 wordsHooks
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