methyl (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *methyl*:
NOUN	substance	methyl, methyl group, methyl radical	the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

methyl > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'thahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *methyl*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane.
Synonyms	methyl group, methyl radical
Narrower	aminomethane	A methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical
Narrower	hydroxymethyl	A methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms
Broader	alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical	Any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Spanish	grupo metilo, metilo, radical metilo
Catalan	metil
Adjectives	methylated	having received a methyl group

HyperDic: methyl