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methyls

methyls is the plural of methyl.

Meaning of methyl

Noun

methyl (plural methyls)

  1. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
    • You might point out in the theory of oxidation of oils, in development of rancidity in oils, that many methyls accelerate this oxidation of oils. I do not want to burden you with a lecture on chemistry but there are some methyls like iron which has both a valence of two and of three. Another...1973, Robert E. Cornish, Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies, page 119

Questions about methyls

What is methyls the plural of?
Methyls is the plural of methyl.

Words near methyls in the dictionary

  1. methylpyridinium
  2. methylpyridiniums
  3. methylquinoline
  4. methylquinolines
  5. methylrosaniline chloride
  6. methyls
  7. methylsalicylate
  8. methylsalycylate
  9. methylsalycylates
  10. methylscopolamine
  11. methylserotonin

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