Meanings
prefix
- chemistryUsed to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishmethyl-
Prefix form of methyl.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish methyl-, metyl-
- methyl-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
- metyl-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Dutch methyl-
- methyl-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Finnish metyyli-
- metyyli-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
French méthyl-
- méthyl-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Italian metil-
- metil-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Portuguese metil-
- metil-prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Russian мети́л-
- мети́л- (metíl-)prefix used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group
Cite this entry
APA
methyl-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyl-
MLA
“methyl-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyl-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methyl-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyl-.
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