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The two companies will use the biofuel UCOME, which stands for used cooking oil methyl ester, as an alternative to traditional fuels.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
Some molecules involved in epigenetic processes, such as methyl or acetyl groups, interface directly with DNA or bind to proteins attached to DNA.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
The frozen COMs that were confirmed to exist around ST6 include acetaldehyde, acetic acid, ethanol, methanol and methyl formate.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The research team found that common viruses can damage a queen’s ovaries, reducing both her egg-laying rate and the production of methyl oleate, a pheromone that keeps worker bees loyal.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
Some molecules involved in epigenetic processes, such as methyl or acetyl groups, interface directly with DNA or bind to proteins attached to DNA.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
The frozen COMs that were confirmed to exist around ST6 include acetaldehyde, acetic acid, ethanol, methanol and methyl formate.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The research team found that common viruses can damage a queen’s ovaries, reducing both her egg-laying rate and the production of methyl oleate, a pheromone that keeps worker bees loyal.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Methyl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methyl. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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methyl
noun
meth·yl
ˈmeth-əl 
: a chemical group consisting of carbon and hydrogen
Medical Definition
methyl
noun
meth·yl
ˈmeth-əl, British also ˈmē-ˌthīl
: an alkyl group CH3 that is derived from methane by removal of one hydrogen atom
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