methyl group

1. 1.

   the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

   Synonymsmethylmethyl radical

   Broaderalkyl

   Narroweraminomethanehydroxymethyl

Questions about methyl group

What does methyl group mean?

methyl group means "the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane".

What is another word for methyl group?

Close synonyms include methyl, methyl radical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is methyl group a common word?

methyl group is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.