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Methyl
Meth′yl
,Noun.
[See
Methylene
.] (Chem.)
A univalent hydrocarbon radical,
CH3-
, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as,
methyl
alcohol, methyl
ether, methyl
amine, etc. [Formerly written also
methule
, methyle
, etc.] Methyl alcohol
(Chem.)
, a light, volatile, inflammable liquid,
– CH3.OH
, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called wood alcohol
or wood spirit
; tecnically referred to as methanol
; – called also methol
, carbinol
, etc. Methyl amine
(Chem.)
, a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas,
– CH3.NH2
, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted ammonias
. Methyl ether
(Chem.)
, a light, volatile ether
– CH3.O.CH3
, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; – called also methyl oxide
or dimethyl ether
. Methyl green
. (Chem.)
See under
– Green
, Noun.
Methyl orange
. (Chem.)
See
– Helianthin
. Methyl violet
(Chem.)
, an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.