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methyllithium

methyllithium noun: the binary organometallic compound CH₃Li that is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

methyllithium (uncountable)

  1. The binary organometallic compound CH₃Li that is used in organic synthesis

Origin of methyllithium

From methyl + lithium.

Questions about methyllithium

What does methyllithium mean?
Methyllithium means the binary organometallic compound CH₃Li that is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is methyllithium?
Methyllithium is a noun.

Words near methyllithium in the dictionary

  1. methylketobemidone
  2. methylketol
  3. methylketols
  4. methyllanthionine
  5. methyllanthionines
  6. methyllithium
  7. methyllorazepam
  8. methyllycaconitine
  9. methyllycoctonine
  10. methyllysine
  11. methyllysines

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