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Methylate

Meth′yl-ate

,
Noun.
[
Methyl
+ alcohol
ate
.]
(Chem.)
An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate;
as, sodium
methylate
,
CH3ONa
.

Meth′yl-ate

,
Verb.
T.
To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.

Definition 2024


methylate

methylate

English

Verb

methylate (third-person singular simple present methylates, present participle methylating, simple past and past participle methylated)

  1. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
  2. (organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound
  3. (biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression

Related terms

Noun

methylate (plural methylates)

  1. (chemistry) The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion