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egarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; -- formerly called also methene. Methylene blue (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; -- called also pure blue.

The state or quality of being miserable.

The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.

A talebearer. [Obs.]

The quality of being mutable.

e number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. Naphthalene red (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. -- Naphthalene yellow (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.…

Newfangledness. [Obs.] Chaucer. Proud newfangleness in their apparel. Robynson (More's Utopia).

The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.

character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness. His purposes are full honesty, nobleness, and integrity. Jer. Taylor.

Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.

The quality of being notable.

Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons (C8H16) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.

That variety of xylene in which the two methyl groups are in the ortho position; a colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.

Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.

The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness.

teness; lack of color or luster; wanness. The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look. Pope.

Anthracene; -- called also paranaphthaline. [Obs.]

A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.

d by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.

The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the pardonableness of sin. Bp. Hall.