But the ingredient in Bengay and other sports rubs is called methyl salicylate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2007] Reference
Some of the Cs in our DNA have a small molecule called a methyl group attached. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
"Trimethylated" means that choline has three chemical components called methyl groups. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
The threat to the environment comes from an organic form of mercury called methyl mercury. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Department of Energy - Press Releases] Reference
A poisonous gas called methyl isocyanate leaked in the plant and spread over nearby slums. From Wordnik.com. [International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions] Reference
It works by reducing the amount of DNA that is marked with a chemical tag called a methyl group. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
This masking consists of attaching molecules called methyl groups to the DNA-a process called methylation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Forty tons of a toxin called methyl isocyanate leaked from the factory and settled over slums on 3 December 1984. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
At the molecular level, that can happen when a cluster of four atoms called a methyl group attaches to a gene, silencing it. From Wordnik.com. [What Alters Our Genes] Reference
It works by duplicating in newly formed daughter stem cells the parent cell's patterns of DNA modifications, called methyl groups. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
It's a simple transaction in which one molecule donates a four-atom appendage -- a so-called methyl group -- to a neighboring molecule. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
Forty tonnes of a toxin called methyl isocyanate leaked from the pesticide factory and settled over slums in Bhopal on 3 December 1984. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The good news is that you can take the nature-made form of this nutrient -- called methyl folate (and there are a few forms of that too). From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: Nutrition Tips: Folic Acid: Killer or Cure-All?] Reference
But bacteria living in the water can convert that mercury to an organic form, called methyl mercury, and that's when it gets into the fish. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
Currently growers use a fumigant called methyl bromide, which is being phased out under international treaty because it damages the ozone layer. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Strawberry growers now favor all-purpose fumigants such as methyl bromide. From Wordnik.com. [Certified Organic] Reference
The model is validated against an "internal standard" such as methyl chloroform. From Wordnik.com. [Effects of climate change on landscape and regional processes and feedbacks to the climate system in the Arctic] Reference
Replacing one of methane's hydrogen atoms with something else gives a "methyl" compound. From Wordnik.com. [Methane: a dossier] Reference
One of the ways a gene’s expression can be altered is through the action of a chemical cluster known as a methyl group. From Wordnik.com. [Origins] Reference
About millions of kilograms of acetone are produced as the solvents such as methyl isobutyl alchol and methyl isobutyl ketone. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Organic mercury compounds such as methyl mercury are among the most potent neurotoxins causing severe developmental problems (9). From Wordnik.com. [EnvironmentalChemistry.com] Reference
Epigenetic modifications, or marks, involve the addition of certain molecules, such as methyl groups, to the backbone of the DNA molecule. From Wordnik.com. [National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases] Reference
It resembles methyl alcohol in its general properties. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
SAMe fuels these reactions by giving up its "methyl group.". From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
Alcohol, common 402 denatured 404 ethyl 402 methyl 402 wood 402. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Stain in methyl violet, 1 per cent. aqueous solution for three to five minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Once a SAMe molecule loses its methyl group, it breaks down to form homocysteine. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
The substitution of methyl salicylate for the water has been attended with success. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Producers had previously used methyl bromide, which was shown to damage the ozone layer. From Wordnik.com. [More proof: Organic matters] Reference
(An aqueous or alcoholic solution of gentian violet or methyl violet is one of the best.). From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
After giving up its methyl group, SAMe becomes SAH, which rapidly breaks down to form homocysteine. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
Owing to the unstable character of the methyl green, this stain deteriorates after about six months. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Though various molecules can pass methyl groups to their neighbors, SAMe is the most active of all methyl donors. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
The relation of the aldehydes derived from methyl and ethyl alcohol to the alcohols themselves may be shown as follows. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Indeed the Methacrylate Producers Association warns that ethyl methacrylate may be just as harmful as methyl methacrylate. From Wordnik.com. [Manicures: The price may be higher than it seems] Reference
Shellac is soluble in both grain alcohol (ethyl alcohol) and wood alcohol (methyl alcohol), but grain alcohol is preferable. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The SAMe molecule readily donates its methyl group -- the four-atom appendage shown at the base of the diagram -- to neighboring molecules. From Wordnik.com. [What Is Same] Reference
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