Methyl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Methyl	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Methyl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
methyl n the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: methyl, methyl group, methyl radical]
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}