polymethine

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noun

A compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

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Meanings

nounpolymethine (plural polymethines)

plural polymethines

  1. chemistryA compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

Origin

From poly- + methine.

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APA

polymethine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethine

MLA

“polymethine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymethine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymethine.

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