methylic

American  

[me-thil-ik] / mɛˈθɪl ɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.

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Etymology

Origin of methylic

First recorded in 1825–35; methyl- + -ic

Example Sentences

Chloride of methyl was discovered in 1840 by Messrs. Dumas and Peligot, who obtained it by treating methylic alcohol with a mixture of sea salt and sulphuric acid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 by Various

Now make up the fluid in the measuring cylinder to 100 c.c. by the addition of more methylic alcohol.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

In my hands ethylic alcohol and other bodies of the same group; viz. methylic, propylic, butylic, and amylic alcohols were tested purely from the physiological point of view.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

To every 10 litres of the filtrate add 4 litres of glycerine and 1 litre of methylic alcohol.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

When a sirup of this kind is stirred with three times its volume of methylic alcohol, a marked turbidity and deposition will take place, which consists of pure sugar.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various