methylic

[ me-thil-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of methylic¹

First recorded in 1825–35; methyl- + -ic

Example Sentences

A comparison is next made of the properties of two closely-allied liquids, like methylic and ethylic alcohol; and by this time the student attains sufficient skill in experimenting to make a comparison between two aëriform substances, like oxygen gas and carbonic dioxide.

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This line of investigation will be continued by means of an apparatus filled with methylic ether.

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Now make up the fluid in the measuring cylinder to 100 c.c. by the addition of more methylic alcohol.

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

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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.

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