methyl group

noun

, Chemistry.

1. the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.

Example Sentences

Those four atoms are called the methyl group, and a methyl group combined with a hydroxyl group forms methyl alcohol.

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We derived this substance from ethane by introducing a methyl group; hence it may be termed “methylethane.”

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If we assume that such groups are derived ultimately from levulose, we have to account for the detachment of the methyl group.

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The difference between these two bases is one methyl group: thymine is a 5-methyluracil.

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