n. [ Pref. meta- + xylene. ] (Chem.) That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colorless inflammable liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. méthylène, from Gr. &unr_; wine + &unr_; wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name wood spirit. ] (Chem.) A divalent hydrocarbon radical,
Methylene blue (Chem.),
n. a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to avoid the drug laws, but now a controlled substance. Called also