veratrylidene

noun

ver·​a·​tryl·​i·​dene

plural -s

: the bivalent radical (CH₃O)₂C₆H₃CH= derived from veratraldehyde by removal of the aldehydic oxygen

Word History

Etymology

veratryl + -idene

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