"methyl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛθaɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛθɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmiːθaɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmiːθɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛθəl/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-ca-methyl.opus , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-methyl.wav Forms: methyls [plural]
enPR: mĕʹthĭl [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɛθɪl Etymology: Borrowed from German Methyl; compare French méthyle. French chemists Jean-Baptiste Dumas and Eugene Peligot, after determining methanol's chemical structure, introduced "methylene" from the Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”) with the intention of highlighting its origins, "alcohol made from wood (substance)". The term "methyl" was derived in about 1840 by back-formation from "methylene", and was then applied to describe "methyl alcohol". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Methyl}} German Methyl, {{cog|fr|méthyle}} French méthyle, {{cog|grc|μέθυ|t=wine}} Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} methyl (plural methyls)
  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical. Wikipedia link: methyl Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3): амети́л (ametʼíl) (Abkhaz), метил (metil) [masculine] (Bulgarian), metil [masculine] (Catalan), 甲基 (gaap³ gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 甲基 (jiǎjī) (Chinese Mandarin), metyl [masculine] (Czech), metyl [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), méthyle [masculine] (French), metilo [masculine] (Galician), Methyl [neuter] (German), μεθύλιο (methýlio) [neuter] (Greek), मेथिल (methil) [feminine] (Hindi), metile (Italian), metilico [attributive] (Italian), メチル (mechiru) (Japanese), metil (Malay), metyl [masculine] (Polish), metilo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), metila [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), metil [masculine] (Romanian), мети́л (metíl) [masculine] (Russian), metilo [masculine] (Spanish), мети́л (metýl) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-methyl-en-noun-BhkWLy2g Categories (other): Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -yl, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Abkhaz translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Derived forms: 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium, 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, azinphos-methyl, demethylation, dimethyl, dimethylsilane, ethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, imazamethabenz-methyl, kresoxim-methyl, methyl acetate, methyl acrylate, methyl alcohol, methylate, methylation, methyl blue, methyl bromide, methyl cellulose, methyl chloride, methyl chloroform, methyl cyanide, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, methyl fluoride, methyl formate, methyl group, methyl hydrate, methyl hydroxide, methyl iodide, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl jasmonate, methyl mercaptan, methyl mercury, methyl methacrylate, methyl methyacrylate, methyl orange, methylotrophic, methyl para-hydroxybenzoate, methyl paraoxon, methyl radical, methyl rubber, methyl salicylate, methyl t-butyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl tertiary butyl ether, methyl vinyl ketone, methyl violet, metsulfuron-methyl, pirimiphos-methyl, tetramethyl, tolclofos-methyl, trimethyl

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Alternative forms

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          "text": "You might point out in the theory of oxidation of oils, in development of rancidity in oils, that many methyls accelerate this oxidation of oils. I do not want to burden you with a lecture on chemistry but there are some methyls like iron which has both a valence of two and of three. Another example is cobalt which has a valence of both two and three.",
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          "ref": "2003, Russell Timkovich, 73: The Family of d-Type Hemes: Tetrapyrroles with Unusual Substituents, Karl M. Kadish, Kevin M. Smith, Roger Guilard (editors), The Porphyrin Handbook, Volume 12: The Iron and Cobalt Pigments: Biosynthesis, Structure and Degradation, page 134",
          "text": "The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls."
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      "word": "methyl t-butyl ether"
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      "word": "methyl tert-butyl ether"
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      "word": "methyl tertiary butyl ether"
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      "word": "methyl vinyl ketone"
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      "word": "methyl violet"
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      "word": "metsulfuron-methyl"
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      "word": "pirimiphos-methyl"
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      "word": "tetramethyl"
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          "text": "You might point out in the theory of oxidation of oils, in development of rancidity in oils, that many methyls accelerate this oxidation of oils. I do not want to burden you with a lecture on chemistry but there are some methyls like iron which has both a valence of two and of three. Another example is cobalt which has a valence of both two and three.",
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          "text": "The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls."
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