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.
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
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.
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.