METHYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methyl mean? 

• METHYL (noun)
  The noun METHYL has 1 sense:

1. the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

  Familiarity information: METHYL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

methyl; methyl group; methyl radical

Hypernyms ("methyl" is a kind of...):

alkyl; alkyl group; alkyl radical (any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "methyl"):

aminomethane (a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical)

hydroxymethyl (a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms)

 Context examples 

An orally available, C-4 methyl carbonate analog of paclitaxel with potential antineoplastic activity.

(BMS-275183, NCI Thesaurus)

Tocopherol with two methyl groups on opposite sides (R1 and R3 positions) of its chromanol ring.

(Beta-Tocopherol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A sequence in DNA that can be recognized by a specific methylase enzyme and that contains the specific base target for methyl transfer.

(Methylation Site, NCI Thesaurus)

Monounsaturated fatty acid with 22 carbons and the double bond in the trans formation at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.

(Brassidic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The (15S)-15 methyl analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) with oxytocic activity.

(Carboprost, NCI Thesaurus)

Methyl groups are added or removed from proteins or nucleic acids and may change the way these molecules act in the body.

(Methyl group, NCI Dictionary)

The tromethamine salt of the (15S)-15 methyl analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) with oxytocic activity.

(Carboprost Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Tocopherol with three methyl groups on its chromanol ring.

(Alpha-tocopherol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called a methyl group is added to other molecules.

(Methylation, NCI Dictionary)

One key protein structure is a channel in the nerve cell surface called the NMDA (N-methyl, D-aspartate) receptor.

(Structure of receptor involved in brain disorders, NIH)