demethylenation

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noun

The removal of a methylene group

Scrabble 24

Meanings

noundemethylenation (usually uncountable, plural demethylenations)

plural demethylenations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe removal of a methylene group
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APA

demethylenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demethylenation

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“demethylenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demethylenation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demethylenation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demethylenation.

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