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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cyclic compound containing three or more methylene groups. The most important are the naphthenes or derivatives of hexamethylene or hexahydrobenzene.
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- noun obsolete (
chemistry ) Anyorganic compound having ageneral formula (CH2)n - noun chemistry (in combination) Any of many organic compounds either having a
polymeric structure of repeating -CH2- groups
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