n.
The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3 -, derived from methane and occurring in many important organic compounds.
[French méthyle, back-formation from méthylène, methylene. See methylene.]
methylic me·thyl'ic (mə-thĭl'ĭk) adj.
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