polymethylene

P3O1L1Y4M3E1T1H4Y4L1E1N1E1

noun

Any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ

OriginEnglish methylene ← French méthylène ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) →
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Meanings

nounpolymethylene (plural polymethylenes)

plural polymethylenes

  1. obsoletechemistryAny organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ
  2. in compoundschemistryAny of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH₂- groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Frenchméthylène
  6. Englishmethylene
  7. Englishpolymethylene

From poly- + methylene.

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APA

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Chicago

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