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methyl group

noun

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


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

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

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

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

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