methyl-

See also: methyl, Methyl, méthyl, and méthyl-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *médʰu

Proto-Hellenic *métʰu

Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

German -yl

German Methylbor.

English methyl

English methyl-

Prefix form of methyl.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛθl̩/, /ˈmɛθɪl/

Prefix

methyl-

1. (organic chemistry) Used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with methyl-

methyladenosine

methylalumination

methamidophos

methylanthraquinone

methylarsonate

benzoylmethylecgonine

methylbenzylamine

bisdemethylaaptamine

methylcellulose

chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol

chlorodehydromethyltestosterone

chlorodimethylphosphine

chloromethylandrostenediol

methylcytidine

decamethylcyclopentasiloxane

demethylaaptamine

demethyloxyaaptamine

dimethylaminoazobenzene

dimethylaminoazobenzenecarboxylic

dimethylarsinate

dimethylglycine

dimethylhydrazine

dimethylsulfoniopropionate

methylestradiol

methylfluorophosphonylcholine

methylglucamine

methylguanosine

hexamethyldisilane

methylhydrazine

methylisoborneol

methylketobemidone

methyllycaconitine

methyllycoctonine

methylmannoside

methylmercurial

methylmercuric

monomethylhydrazine

methylnaphthalene

methylnorhomosekikaic acid

octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

methylol

pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane

methylpentane

methylprednisolone

methylpropane

methylpropanol

methylpropene

methylpunicine

methyltestosterone

tetramethylcyclopropane

tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane

trifluoromethylation

trimethylphosphine

trimethylstannane

methyltryptamine

methyltryptophan

methyluridine

Translations

prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group

• Danish: methyl-, metyl-
• Dutch: methyl-
• Finnish: metyyli-
• French: méthyl- (fr)
• Italian: metil-
• Portuguese: metil-
• Russian: мети́л- (metíl-)

Danish

Prefix

methyl-

1. (organic chemistry) methyl-

Synonyms

• metyl-