methylate

methylate
1. verb
a) To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
b) To add a methyl group to a compound
See Also: methylation
2. noun
The anion -O-CH derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion

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  • Methylate — Meth yl*ate, n. [Methyl + alcoholate.] (Chem.) An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium methylate, {CH3ONa}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Methylate — Meth yl*ate, v. t. To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • méthylate — [metilat] n. m. ÉTYM. 1878, P. Larousse, Premier Suppl.; de méthyl(ique), et suff. ate. ❖ ♦ Chim. Alcoolat dérivé de l alcool méthylique …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • methylate — [meth′ə lāt΄] n. a compound derived from methanol, in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal vt. methylated, methylating 1. to mix with methanol, often in order to make the resulting mixture undrinkable 2. to introduce a methyl group… …   English World dictionary

  • methylate — methylator, n. /meth euh layt /, n., v., methylated, methylating. Chem. n. 1. Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH3ONa. 2. any compound containing the methyl group. v.t. 3. (in a compound) to replace… …   Universalium

  • methylate — meth•yl•ate [[t]ˈmɛθ əˌleɪt[/t]] n. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) chem. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH3ONa 2) chem. any compound containing the methyl group 3) chem. (in a compound) to replace (one or more hydrogen atoms) with… …   From formal English to slang

  • methylate — metanoliatas statusas T sritis chemija formulė CH₃OM atitikmenys: angl. methanolate; methylate; methoxide rus. метанолят; метилат; метоксид ryšiai: sinonimas – metilatas sinonimas – metoksidas …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Méthylate de sodium — Méthanolate de sodium Méthanolate de sodium Général Nom IUPAC méthanolate de sodium Synonymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Méthylate de lithium — Méthanolate de lithium Méthanolate de lithium Li+ Général Synonymes méthylate de l …   Wikipédia en Français

  • methylate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1852 to introduce the methyl radical into • methylation noun • methylator noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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