methylic

American  

[me-thil-ik] / mɛˈθɪl ɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of methylic

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

Example Sentences

They also employed isomeric mixtures of the gases; methylic ether, cyanogen, hydrogen, acetylene, and other gases were experimented upon, and the general conclusions are as follows: 1.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various

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

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various

When a sirup of this kind is stirred with three times its volume of methylic alcohol, a marked turbidity and deposition will take place, which consists of pure sugar.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various

Chloride of methyl was discovered in 1840 by Messrs. Dumas and Peligot, who obtained it by treating methylic alcohol with a mixture of sea salt and sulphuric acid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 by Various

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.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir