methoxy

[ muh-thok-see ]

/ məˈθɒk si /

adjective Chemistry.

containing the methoxy group.

Nearby words

methoprene, methotrexate, methought, methoxide, methoxsalen, methoxy, methoxy group, methoxy-, methoxybenzene, methoxychlor, methoxyflurane

Also meth·ox·yl

[muh-thok-sil] /məˈθɒk sɪl/.

Origin of methoxy

First recorded in 1895–1900; meth- + oxy-²

Definition for methoxy (2 of 2)

methoxy-

a combining form occurring in the names of chemical compounds in which the methoxy group is present: methoxychlor.

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Medicine definitions for methoxy

methoxy-

pref.

Containing the radical group, CH3O:methoxyflurane.

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