-YLIDENE


Meaning of -YLIDENE in English

ˈiləˌdēn, _ə̇l- noun suffix

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -yl + -idene

: bivalent radical derived especially from a saturated hydrocarbon by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom or by removal of the oxygen atom of an aldehyde

citr ylidene

— in the system adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry — compare -idene

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