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Alkylene vs Hydrocarbylene - What's the difference?

alkylene | hydrocarbylene |

As nouns the difference between alkylene and hydrocarbylene

is that alkylene is (obsolete|organic chemistry) an alkene while hydrocarbylene is (chemistry) any divalent radical formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon.

alkylene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
  • (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.

    • Usage notes

    This is not obsolete in the functional group usage for chemical patent claims and descriptions; used along with alkenylene and alkynylene.

    See also

    * methylene * ethylene * propylene

    Anagrams

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    hydrocarbylene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any divalent radical formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon

    • See also

    *methylene *ethylene *propylene *hydrocarbylidene