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(chemistry) any divalent radical formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of a hydrocarbon, and the free valencies of which form a double bond - R₂C=.
Use hydrocarbylidene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hydrocarbylidene means (chemistry) any divalent radical formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of a hydrocarbon, and the free valencies of which form a double bond - R₂C=.
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Use hydrocarbylidene where its definition matches the intended context.
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