Definition of Methil
Meth"yl (?), n. [See Methylene.]
(Chem.) A 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 spirit; -- 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. --
Methyl green. (Chem.) See under
Green, n. -- Methyl
orange. (Chem.) See Helianthin. --
Methyl violet (Chem.), an artificial
dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of
rosaniline.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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