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What does methylene mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
  2. (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
  3. (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2:
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Toluidine blue is a basic dye of the thiazine series closely related to methylene blue.
These techniques include dry abrasive blasting and on-site use of methylene chloride or propane torches.
Initially our efforts concentrated on the two allyl side chains attached to the heterocycle via a methylene group.
Paul Ehrlich improved on Koch's staining procedure, using aniline instead of ammonia and fuchsin instead of methylene blue.
The charcoal tubes were desorbed with 1 ml of methylene chloride and analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
Some of the dyes to which chromophores give a vibrant color are naphthol yellow, vat blue, congo red, and methylene blue.

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