Methyl is a functional group containing a carbon bonded to three hydrogen atoms, -CH3.
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Methyl
/ˈmɛθaɪl/
Synonyms for "methyl" (9 found)
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Noun(2 words)
methyl groupmethyl radical
Strong matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
ch3 groupch3 radical
Related words (4)
Noun(3 words)
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9 entriesalkylalkyl groupalkyl radicalchemical radicalderivativefunctional groupmodified compoundsubstituentsubstituent group
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9 entriesmethyl alcoholmethyl anionmethyl bromidemethyl cationmethyl chloridemethyl estermethyl ethermethyl iodidemethyl ketone
Collocations
8 entriesmethyl acceptormethyl chloridemethyl donormethyl estermethyl groupmethyl ketonemethylating agentmethylation reaction
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3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample 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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