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mesyl¹

  • /ˈmiː.sʌɪl/ UK
  • /ˈmiː.sɪl/ UK
  • /ˈmɛs.əl/ US
  • /ˈmi.səl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛsəl

Where it comes from

Contraction of methylsulfonyl.

noun mesyls

  1. especially, in compounds The univalent radical CH₃SO₂– of methanesulfonic acid.

mesyl²

  • /ˈmiː.sʌɪl/ UK
  • /ˈmiː.sɪl/ UK
  • /ˈmɛs.əl/ US
  • /ˈmi.səl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛsəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

adjective

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

noun mesyls

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

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@misc{mesyl_2026,
  title = {mesyl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mesyl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}