Definition of Methyl radical

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

Exact synonyms: Methyl, Methyl Group
Generic synonyms: Alkyl, Alkyl Group, Alkyl Radical
Specialized synonyms: Aminomethane, Hydroxymethyl

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methyl Radical

methyl group
methyl hydroxybenzoate
methyl iodide
methyl isobutyl ketone
methyl jasmonate
methyl mercaptan
methyl mercury
methyl methacrylate
methyl methanesulfonate
methyl methyacrylate
methyl n-butyl ketone
methyl nicotinate
methyl orange
methyl parathion
methyl phenol
methyl radical (current term)
methyl red
methyl salicylate
methyl sterol oxidase
methyl sulfoxide reductase
methyl t-butyl ether
methyl tert-butyl ether
methyl tertiary butyl ether
methyl violet
methyl xanthine
methyl yellow
methylacetylene
methylacetylenes
methylacrylic acid
methyladenine

Literary usage of Methyl radical

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 (1879)
"One of the most general features of steroidal spectra is the expulsion of a methyl radical from the molecular ion. In pregnane (Table I) it is now clearly ..."

2. General Chemistry by Hamilton Perkins Cady (1916)
"The methyl radical, for example, will combine with chlorine, bromine, or iodine, forming methyl chloride, bromide, or iodide, with the hydroxyl, ..."

3. Inorganic Chemistry by Hamilton Perkins Cady (1912)
"The methyl radical, for example, will combine with chlorine, bromine, or iodine, forming methyl chloride, bromide, or iodide, with the hydroxyl, ..."

4. Stereochemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1907)
"If such a substituent be present, one of the hydrogen atoms of the methyl radical loses its capacity for reacting with formaldehyde. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Since the methyl radical and H atom form bonds with hydrogen of the same strength (104 kcal/mole), it would be expected that they would show similar ..."

6. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1913)
"may be considered propionic acid in which an hydrogen atom in the beta-carbon is replaced by a methyl radical, whereas iso- butyric acid has an hydrogen ..."

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