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methylate

The English word “methylate” has 4 meanings listed here.

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

Etymology

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

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