methylate
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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
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Noun edit
methylate (plural methylates)