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methylic

methylic adjective: pertaining to, derived from, or containing methyl.

Adjective

methylic (comparative more methylic, superlative most methylic)

  1. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing methyl.
    • methylic ether
    • methylic hydride

Forms of methylic

comparativemore methylic
superlativemost methylic

Origin of methylic

From methyl + -ic.

Words formed from methylic

  • methylic alcohol

Questions about methylic

What does methylic mean?
Methylic means pertaining to, derived from, or containing methyl.
What part of speech is methylic?
Methylic is an adjective.

Words near methylic in the dictionary

  1. methylhistidine
  2. methylhistidines
  3. methylhydrazine
  4. methylhydrazines
  5. methylia
  6. methylic
  7. methylide
  8. methylidene
  9. methylidenes
  10. methylidenyl
  11. methylidyne

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