noun
- plural of vinylidene; organic compounds containing a carbon-carbon double bond with two substituents on one carbon atom
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The researcher studied various vinylidenes in the laboratory.
- Vinylidenes are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The reaction produced several different vinylidenes as products.
- These vinylidenes exhibit unique chemical properties.
- The chemist analyzed the structure of the vinylidenes using spectroscopy.