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Methine vs Polymethine - What's the difference?

methine | polymethine |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between methine and polymethine

is that methine is (organic chemistry) the tervalent functional group, -ch=, having one single bond and one double bond while polymethine is (organic chemistry) a compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

As nouns the difference between methine and polymethine

is that methine is (organic chemistry) the tervalent functional group, -ch=, having one single bond and one double bond while polymethine is (organic chemistry) a compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

methine

English

Noun

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

    • polymethine

    English

    (wikipedia polymethine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

    • See also

    * polyene (a similar compound with an even number of methine groups)