methoxy group

noun Chemistry.

the univalent group CH3O−.

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Nearby words

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

Origin of methoxy group

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called methoxy radical.

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