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Methine vs Methene - What's the difference?

methine | methene |

As nouns the difference between methine and methene

is that methine is (organic chemistry) the tervalent functional group, -ch=, having one single bond and one double bond while methene is (chemistry) methylene.

methine

English

Noun

(wikipedia methine) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The tervalent functional group, -CH=, having one single bond and one double bond.

    • methene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) methylene
    • (Webster 1913)