polymethylene

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ methylene

Noun[edit]

polymethylene (plural polymethylenes)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) Any organic compound having a general formula (CH2)n
  2. (chemistry, in combination) Any of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH2- groups

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