vinylene

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noun

The divalent radical, -CH=CH-, formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from each carbon of an ethylene molecule.

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Meanings

nounvinylene (countable and uncountable, plural vinylenes)

plural vinylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe divalent radical, -CH=CH-, formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from each carbon of an ethylene molecule.
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APA

vinylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinylene

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinylene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinylene.

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