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

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

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

Some other agents used for refrigerating purposes are methylic ether, Pictet's liquid, sulphur dioxide, and ether.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 by Various

They also employed isomeric mixtures of the gases; methylic ether, cyanogen, hydrogen, acetylene, and other gases were experimented upon, and the general conclusions are as follows: 1.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various