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Where does “methylidenyl” come from?

methylidenyl (English) comes from English YL, from English young lady — Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

methylidenyl (English): Any substituted derivative of a methylidene...

Definitions

  1. Any substituted derivative of a methylidene...

Ancestry of “methylidenyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from English young lady →