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Definition of Methyl

1. Noun. The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane.

Definition of Methyl

1. n. 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.

Definition of Methyl

1. Noun. (organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a proton. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Methyl

1. a univalent radical [n -S] : METHYLIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Methyl

1. Specific reference to the methyl group is made when macromolecules are modified after synthesis by enzymic addition of methyl groups. The group is transferred to nucleic acids and proteins. See: methyl transferase and DNA methylation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Methyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"The compound thus obtained is, however, not pure, but contains methyl oxide and ... In order to prepare pure methyl chloride, zinc methyl is dissolved in ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"soluble in water, methyl or ethyl alcohol; difficultly soluble or insoluble in ether, chloroform, acetone or benzene. Yield, 3 grams from 2.5 grams of the ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1903)
"The results of the esterification constants clearly indicate the retarding influence which the introduction of methyl groups has on the rate of ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"methyl-alcohol mixes with oil of vitriol with considerable evolution of heat and (always only partial) conversion of the two ingredients i/ito methyl- ..."

5. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"Fellenberg, 1915, claims that methyl alcohol is readily formed from the pectin of fruit and vegetables, pectin yielding from 9 to 12 per cent, of methyl ..."

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