Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To introduce one or more methyl groups into (a molecule).
- transitive verb To mix or combine with methyl alcohol.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A derivative of methyl alcohol.
- To mix or impregnate with methylic alcohol or methyl.
- To substitute in (a compound) the methyl radical -CH3, for an equivalent of some other radical or element.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.
- noun (Chem.) An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To add, or treat with
methyl alcohol (seemethylated spirits ) - verb organic chemistry To add a
methyl group to a compound - verb biochemistry To add a methyl group to a
nucleic acid as part of the process ofgene expression - noun chemistry The
anion -O-CH3- derived frommethanol by loss of aproton ; anysalt containing this anion
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Examples
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"We purify the oil through a chemical process that uses methanol and sodium methylate to strip the glycerin out of the oil," Baker said.
PHOTOS: From Yankee Stadium French Fries To Biofuel The Huffington Post 2011
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"We purify the oil through a chemical process that uses methanol and sodium methylate to strip the glycerin out of the oil," Baker said.
PHOTOS: From Yankee Stadium French Fries To Biofuel The Huffington Post 2011
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"We purify the oil through a chemical process that uses methanol and sodium methylate to strip the glycerin out of the oil," Baker said.
PHOTOS: From Yankee Stadium French Fries To Biofuel The Huffington Post 2011
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Especially while offspring are in utero, what their mothers do—or eat—can “methylate” particular genes in the offspring, changing how those genes behave.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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Mercury in these consumers likely originates from estuaries, where conditions are conducive for bacteria to methylate mercury, or from the open ocean, where regions called the oxygen minimum zone appear to have water chemistry that is favorable for methylation.
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All the biochemical steps along the way have to work in order for you to methylate and to sulfate, which is the process by which your body produces glutathione, the mother of all detoxifiers and antioxidants.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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The explanation is that there is so much sulfide in the sediments as a result of years of accumulating wastes from sewage treatment plants, that the mercury is tightly bound to sulfide and not available for the bacteria to methylate.
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Last night, however, I managed to secure and methylate a good-sized scorpion.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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On the evening of the 5th of October a small snake and several very large scorpions came crawling about us as we sat round the fire; we managed to bottle the scorpions, but though we wounded the snake it escaped; I was very anxious to methylate him also, but it appeared he had other ideas, and I should not be at all surprised if a pressing interview with his undertaker was one of them.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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PRC2 can then methylate chromatin, preventing the activation of developmental regulator genes that would otherwise act to alter the identity of the cell.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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