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methyl

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. methyl (noun)
  2. methyl acetate (noun)
  3. methyl acetone (noun)
  4. methyl alcohol (noun)
  5. methyl anthranilate (noun)
  6. methyl bromide (noun)
  7. methyl chavicol (noun)
  8. methyl chloroform (noun)
  9. methyl cotton blue (noun)
  10. methyl ester (noun)
  11. methyl ether (noun)
  12. methyl ethyl ketone (noun)
  13. methyl heptine carbonate (noun)
  14. methyl iodide (noun)
  15. methyl isobutyl ketone (noun)
  16. methyl isocyanate (noun)
  17. methyl methacrylate (noun)
  18. methyl naphthyl ketone (noun)
  19. methyl orange (noun)
  20. methyl parathion (noun)
  21. methyl phthalate (noun)
  22. methyl propyl ketone (noun)
  23. methyl rubber (noun)
  24. methyl yellow (noun)
  25. naphthyl methyl ketone (noun)
  26. phenyl methyl ketone (noun)

meth·yl

noun \ˈme-thəl\

Definition of METHYL

: an alkyl radical CH3 derived from methane
— me·thyl·ic \mə-ˈthi-lik\ adjective
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Origin of METHYL

International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from methylene
First Known Use: circa 1844

Rhymes with METHYL

bethel, Bethel, ethyl

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