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methyl |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: methyl n : the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: {methyl group}, {methyl radical}]
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