methylate

American  

[meth-uh-leyt] / ˈmɛθ əˌleɪt /

noun

1. Also called methoxide.  any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.

2. any compound containing the methyl group.

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verb (used with object)

methylated, methylating

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

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

methylate British  

/ ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to mix with methanol

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

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noun

1. another name for methoxide

methylate Scientific  

/ mĕth′ə-lāt′ /

1. An organic compound having the general formula CH ₃ OR, in which R is a metal. Methylates are formed by replacing the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group (OH) of methyl alcohol with a metal.

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1. To combine with the methyl radical.

Other Word Forms

• methylation
  noun
• methylator
  noun
• unmethylated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of methylate

First recorded in 1825–35; methyl- + -ate ¹