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methylate definition

methyl·ate (met̸h′ə lāt′)

noun

a compound derived from methanol, in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal

transitive verb methylated -·at′ed, methylating -·at′·ing

  1. to mix with methanol, often in order to make the resulting mixture undrinkable
  2. to introduce a methyl group into (a compound)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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