methylating

ˈmɛθɪleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of methylating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

organic chemistry

TECH.

adding a methyl group to a compound

TECH.

The methylating agent was crucial in the synthesis.
Methylating compounds are often used in pharmaceuticals.
The process involves several methylating steps.

methylated

modifying

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Origin of methylating

Greek, methy (wine) + -yl (chemical suffix)

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methyl iodide

chemistry

colorless volatile liquid used as a methylating agent in organic synthesis

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French:méthylant, ...
German:methylierend, ...
Italian:metilante, ...
Spanish:metilador, ...
Portuguese:metilante, ...
Chinese:甲基化的, ...
Japanese:メチル化する, ...
Arabic:مُثَيِّل, ...
Hebrew:מְמַתֵּל, ...
Russian:метилирующий, ...
Ukrainian:метилюючий, ...
Hindi:मिथाइलेटिंग, ...
Bengali:মিথাইলেটিং, ...
Catalan:metilant, ...
Czech:methylační, ...
Danish:methylgruppe-tilførende, ...
Dutch:methylatie, ...
Greek:μεθυλιωτικός, ...
Hungarian:metilező, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមក្រុមមេទីលទៅក្នុងសមាសធាតុ, ...
Korean:메틸화하는, ...
Persian:متیله‌کننده, ...
Polish:metylujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):metilante, ...
Romanian:metilant, ...
Swedish:metylerande, ...
Thai:เพิ่มหมู่เมทิล, ...
Turkish:metil ekleyici, ...
Vietnamese:methyl hóa, ...

methylate

ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt

Definition of methylate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

chemistry

TECH.

introduce a methyl group into a chemical compound

TECH.

Scientists methylate certain compounds to study reactions.

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

anion derived from methanol by loss of a proton

TECH.

The reaction produced a methylate as a byproduct.

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Origin of methylate

Greek, methy (wine) + Latin, -ate (suffix)

Examples of methylate in a sentence

To create the drug, they methylate the base compound.
The chemist analyzed the methylate in the solution.
A methylate was detected in the compound.

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French:méthyler, méthylate, ...
German:methyliert, Methylat, ...
Italian:metilare, metilato, ...
Spanish:metilar, metilato, ...
Portuguese:metilar, metilato, ...
Chinese:甲基化, 甲醇盐, ...
Japanese:メチル化する, メチラート, ...
Arabic:مَثْيَلَ, مِيثِيلات, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְנִיס קְבוּצַת מֵתִיל, מֵתִילָט, ...
Russian:метилировать, метилат, ...
Ukrainian:метилювати, метилат, ...
Hindi:मीथिलेट करना, मेथाइलेट, ...
Bengali:মিথাইলেট করা, মিথাইলেট, ...
Catalan:metilar, metilat, ...
Czech:methylovat, methoxid, ...
Danish:methylering, methanolat, ...
Dutch:methyleren, methylaat, ...
Greek:μεθυλιώνω, μεθυλικό, ...
Hungarian:metilezni, metoxid, ...
Khmer:មេទីលកម្ម, មេទីឡាត, ...
Korean:메틸화하다, 메틸레이트, ...
Persian:متیله کردن, متیلات, ...
Polish:metylować, metoksyd, ...
Portuguese (BR):metilar, metilato, ...
Romanian:a metila, metilat, ...
Swedish:metylera, metylat, ...
Thai:เมทิลเลต, ...
Turkish:metillemek, metilat, ...
Vietnamese:methyl hóa, anion methylate, ...

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Definition of methylating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of methylating

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Definition of methylate - Reverso English Dictionary

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Noun

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