Methyl is a functional group containing a carbon bonded to three hydrogen atoms, -CH3.
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Methyl
//ˈmɛθaɪl//
Synonyms for "methyl" (4 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 22 languages.
Abkhaz
1 entries- амети́л noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Bulgarian
1 entries- метил noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Catalan
1 entries- metil noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 甲基 noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 甲基 noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Czech
1 entries- metyl noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Danish
1 entries- metyl noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
French
1 entries- méthyle noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Galician
1 entries- metilo noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
German
1 entries- Methyl noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Greek
1 entries- μεθύλιο noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Hindi
1 entries- मेथिल noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Italian
2 entries- metile noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
- metilico noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Japanese
1 entries- メチル noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Malay
1 entries- metil noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Polish
1 entries- metyl noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Portuguese
2 entries- metila noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
- metilo noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Romanian
1 entries- metil noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Russian
1 entries- мети́л noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Spanish
1 entries- metilo noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Swedish
1 entries- metyl noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Ukrainian
1 entries- мети́л noun (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3)
Sample sentences
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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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The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls.
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The most stable form has the groups staggered and the methyls as far from each other as possible (DA^([dihedral angle]) = 180°).
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