methylated

[meth-uh-leyt]

meth·yl·ate

[meth-uh-leyt] noun, verb, meth·yl·at·ed, meth·yl·at·ing. Chemistry
noun
1.
Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH3ONa.
2.
any compound containing the methyl group.
verb (used with object)
3.
(in a compound) to replace (one or more hydrogen atoms) with the methyl group.
4.
to mix with methyl alcohol, as in the denaturation of ethyl alcohol.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1825–35; methyl- + -ate1

meth·yl·a·tor, noun
un·meth·yl·at·ed, adjective
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methylate   (měth'ə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Noun   An organic compound having the general formula CH3OR, in which R is a metal. Methylates are formed by replacing the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group (OH) of methyl alcohol with a metal.

Verb   To combine with the methyl radical.
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