methylate

[ meth-uh-leyt ]

/ ˈmɛθ əˌleɪt /

Chemistry

noun

Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH3ONa.

any compound containing the methyl group.

verb (used with object), meth·yl·at·ed, meth·yl·at·ing.

(in a compound) to replace (one or more hydrogen atoms) with the methyl group.

to mix with methyl alcohol, as in the denaturation of ethyl alcohol.

Origin of methylate

First recorded in 1825–35; methyl- + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM methylate

meth·yl·a·tor, nounun·meth·yl·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby methylate

methyl acetate, methylacetic acid, methylal, methyl alcohol, methylamine, methylate, methylated spirits, methylation, methylbenzene, methylbenzyl acetate, methyl bromide

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Example sentences from the Web for methylate

Last night, however, I managed to secure and methylate a good-sized scorpion.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The latter is then made to methylate a product, aniline, derived indirectly from coal-tar.
Coal|Raphael Meldola

British Dictionary definitions for methylate

methylate

/ (ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to mix with methanol

to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which a methyl group is introduced into a molecule

noun

another name for methoxide

Derived forms of methylate

methylation, nounmethylator, noun

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Medical definitions for methylate

methylate

[ mĕth′ə-lāt′ ]

v.

To mix or combine with methyl alcohol.

To combine with the methyl radical.

n.

An organic compound in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group of methyl alcohol is replaced by a metal.

Scientific definitions for methylate

methylate

[ mĕth′ə-lāt′ ]

Noun

An organic compound having the general formula CH3OR, in which R is a metal. Methylates are formed by replacing the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group (OH) of methyl alcohol with a metal.

Verb

To combine with the methyl radical.

单词	methylate
释义	methylate [ meth-uh-leyt ] / ˈmɛθ əˌleɪt / Chemistry noun Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH3ONa. any compound containing the methyl group. verb (used with object), meth·yl·at·ed, meth·yl·at·ing. (in a compound) to replace (one or more hydrogen atoms) with the methyl group. to mix with methyl alcohol, as in the denaturation of ethyl alcohol. Origin of methylate First recorded in 1825–35; methyl- + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM methylate meth·yl·a·tor, nounun·meth·yl·at·ed, adjective Words nearby methylate methyl acetate, methylacetic acid, methylal, methyl alcohol, methylamine, methylate, methylated spirits, methylation, methylbenzene, methylbenzyl acetate, methyl bromide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for methylate Last night, however, I managed to secure and methylate a good-sized scorpion. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various The latter is then made to methylate a product, aniline, derived indirectly from coal-tar. Coal\|Raphael Meldola British Dictionary definitions for methylate methylate / (ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt) / verb (tr) to mix with methanol to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which a methyl group is introduced into a molecule noun another name for methoxide Derived forms of methylate methylation, nounmethylator, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for methylate methylate [ mĕth′ə-lāt′ ] v. To mix or combine with methyl alcohol. To combine with the methyl radical. n. An organic compound in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group of methyl alcohol is replaced by a metal. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for methylate methylate [ mĕth′ə-lāt′ ] Noun An organic compound having the general formula CH3OR, in which R is a metal. Methylates are formed by replacing the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group (OH) of methyl alcohol with a metal. Verb To combine with the methyl radical. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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