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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Containing or related to the radical methyl.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under methyl.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective chemistry Pertaining to, derived from, or containing methyl.

Etymologies

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methyl +‎ -ic

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