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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Methylate

· Meth·yl·ate · IPA
01 n. An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium methylate…
  1. 1.
    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.(Chem.)
02 v. t. To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.
  1. 1.
    To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.