English Explanatory Dictionary

methylate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
  2. To add a methyl group to a compound
  3. To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression
noun
  1. The anion -O-CH₃⁻ derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion

Word forms

methylate methylates methylating methylated

Etymology

From methyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

methylation

Derived words

automethylate biomethylate demethylate homomethylate hypermethylate hypomethylate methylatable methylator mismethylate monomethylate remethylate transmethylate trimethylate
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