"methyl-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} methyl-, {{en-prefix}} methyl-
  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group): methyl- (Danish), metyl- (Danish), methyl- (Dutch), metyyli- (Finnish), méthyl- (French), metil- (Italian), metil- (Portuguese), мети́л- (metíl-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-methyl--en-prefix-GT6ahZuh Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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