Taber's Medical Dictionary
methyl
(meth′ĭl )
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In organic chemistry, the radical CH3 −, seen, for instance, in the formula for methyl alcohol, CH3OH.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Methyl." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762050/all/methyl.
Methyl. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762050/all/methyl. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Methyl. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762050/all/methyl
Methyl [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762050/all/methyl.
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