Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Methyl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon radical, {CH3}, not existing alone but regarded
as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a
component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol,
methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written also
{methule}, {methyle}, etc.]
{Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable
liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood,
and hence called {wood spirit}
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
methyl
n : the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: {methyl
group}, {methyl radical}]
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