methylate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθɪleɪt/

verb

[with object] (often as adjective methylated)
  • mix or impregnate with methanol or methylated spirit: a portable stove which burned methylated briquettes
  • Chemistry introduce a methyl group into (a molecule or compound): the cytosine moiety in the chromosomal DNA is usually methylated

Derivatives

methylation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun