-ylene

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English

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-ylene

  1. (organic chemistry) used to form the names of bivalent radicals

Derived terms

Category English terms suffixed with -ylene not found

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːlənə/
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  • Rhymes: -ənə
  • Hyphenation: -yl‧en‧e

Suffix

-ylene

  1. definite plural form of -yl