hexamethylene

noun

hexa·​methylene

"+

1

: cyclohexane

2

: the bivalent radical −CH₂(CH₂)₄CH₂− derived from normal hexane by removal of one hydrogen atom from each end carbon atom

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hexa- + methylene

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