释义 |
meth·yl \ˈmethə̇l, chiefly by Brit chemists ˈmēˌthīl\ noun (-s) Etymology: German methyl & French méthyle, back-formation from International Scientific Vocabulary methylene : an alkyl radical CH3 derived from methane by removal of one hydrogen atom that is known usually in combination in many compounds but is also isolated momentarily in the free state as a gaseous fragmentation product of the pyrolysis of organic compounds |