Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An alkoxide derived from methanol.
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- noun chemistry The
anion CH3O− derived frommethanol by the loss of aproton . - noun chemistry Any
salt of this anion.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[meth- : oxide.]
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Examples
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Pour filtered vegetable oil into sodium methoxide solution in blender and blend for fifteen to twenty minutes.
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The grease is heated to 135 degrees and mixed with methoxide, which acts as a catalyst to help the various chemicals separate.
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