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methoxy

1

[ muh-thok-see ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. containing the methoxy group.


methoxy-

2
  1. a combining form occurring in the names of chemical compounds in which the methoxy group is present:

    methoxychlor.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methoxy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; meth- + oxy- 2

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