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methylic

[ me-thil-ik ]
/ mɛˈθɪl ɪk /

adjective

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

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Origin of methylic

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

Words nearby methylic

methylene dioxyamphetamine, methylene group, methylene iodide, methylglyoxal, methylheptenone, methylic, methylidyne group, methylisobutenyl ketone, methylmalonic aciduria, methylmercury, methylmorphine
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