| ABERNETHY | • Abernethy prop.n. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland. • Abernethy prop.n. A topographic surname. • Abernethy n. Short for Abernethy biscuit. |
| AMETHYSTS | • amethysts n. Plural of amethyst. • AMETHYST n. a purple gemstone, believed to ward off drunkenness. |
| BIMETHYLS | • BIMETHYL n. ethane. |
| DIMETHYLS | • DIMETHYL n. ethane. |
| ETHYLATED | • ethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of ethylate. • ethylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has had one or more ethyl groups attached. • ETHYLATE v. to introduce the ethyl group into. |
| ETHYLATES | • ethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ethylate. • ETHYLATE v. to introduce the ethyl group into. |
| ETHYLENES | • ethylenes n. Plural of ethylene. • ETHYLENE n. an oil-forming gas, hydrogen combined with carbon, also ETHENE. |
| ETHYLENIC | • ethylenic adj. (Organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative. • ethylenic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene. • ETHYLENIC adj. of or like ethylene, a flammable gas, present in coal gas. |
| METHYLALS | • methylals n. Plural of methylal. • METHYLAL n. a colourless volatile fragrant liquid, used as a solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic. |
| METHYLASE | • methylase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids. • METHYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes methylation. |
| METHYLATE | • methylate v. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits). • methylate v. (Organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound. • methylate v. (Biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression. |
| METHYLENE | • methylene n. (Organic chemistry) The divalent group CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds. • methylene n. (Organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such… • methylene n. (Organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2… |
| METHYSTIC | • methystic adj. (Archaic, medicine) Relating to drunkenness. • METHYSTIC adj. intoxicating. |
| TRIMETHYL | • trimethyl n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Three methyl groups in a molecule. • TRIMETHYL adj. a prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating the presence of three methyl groups. |