Meth"yl*ate (?), n. [Methyl + alcoholate.] Chem.
An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium methylate, CH3ONa.
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Meth"yl*ate (?), v. t.
To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.
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