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methylate
CIDE DICTIONARY
methylate, n. [Methyl + alcoholate.].
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]
methylate, v. t.
To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
methylate, v.tr.
1 mix or impregnate with methanol.
2 introduce a methyl group into (a molecule or compound).
1 mix or impregnate with methanol.
2 introduce a methyl group into (a molecule or compound).
Idiom
methylated spirit (or spirits) alcohol impregnated with methanol to make it unfit for drinking and exempt from duty.
Derivative
methylation n.
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