資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
; -- called also {methol}, {carbinol}, etc.
{Methyl amine} (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline
gas, {CH3.NH2}, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is
produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in
herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as
ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by
methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted
ammonias.
{Methyl ether} (Chem.), a light, volatile ether {CH3.O.CH3},
obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; --
called also {methyl oxide}.
{Methyl green}. (Chem.) See under {Green}, n.
{Methyl orange}. (Chem.) See {Helianthin}.
{Methyl violet} (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of
certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.