methylate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From methyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== methylate (third-person singular simple present methylates, present participle methylating, simple past and past participle methylated) To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits) (organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound (biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== methylation === Etymology 2 === From methyl + -ate (“derivative”). ==== Noun ==== methylate (plural methylates) (chemistry) The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion