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Definition of Methyl group

1. Noun. The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane.

Medical Definition of Methyl group

1. A -CH3 group on a larger molecule. A carbon which is single-bonded to three hydrogens, and has one free bond to the rest of the molecule. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methyl Group

Literary usage of Methyl group

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"The methyl group will exert upon the central carbon atom of this group an attractive force which will differ more from that of an ethyl group than would an ..."

2. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"THE methyl group. METHANE OR METHYL HYDRIDE, CH4. 124 The existence of this substance was observed by the ancients, as Pliny noticed the occurrence, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The products obtained by the condensation with the methyl group are of ... The aldehydes condense first with the amino group and then with the methyl group. ..."

4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"31) it was shown that in all cases the methyl group was oxidised mainly to the aldehyde, or second stage of oxidation, and where there was more than one ..."

5. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1901)
"... a methyl group taking its place. This alkaloid therefore differs from aconitine in containing a methyl group in the place of the acetyl group, ..."

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