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methoxy

[ muh-thok-see ]
/ məˈθɒk si /

adjective Chemistry.

containing the methoxy group.

Nearby words

  1. methoprene,
  2. methotrexate,
  3. methought,
  4. methoxide,
  5. methoxsalen,
  6. methoxy group,
  7. methoxy-,
  8. methoxybenzene,
  9. methoxychlor,
  10. methoxyflurane
Also meth·ox·yl [muh-thok-sil] /məˈθɒk sɪl/.

Origin of methoxy

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