methoxy

[ muh-thok-see ]
/ məˈθɒk si /

adjective Chemistry.

containing the methoxy group.
Also meth·ox·yl [muh-thok-sil] /məˈθɒk sɪl/.

Origin of methoxy

First recorded in 1895–1900; meth- + oxy-2

Words nearby methoxy

methoprene, methotrexate, methought, methoxide, methoxsalen, methoxy, methoxy group, methoxy-, methoxybenzene, methoxychlor, methoxyflurane

Definition for methoxy (2 of 2)

methoxy-

a combining form occurring in the names of chemical compounds in which the methoxy group is present: methoxychlor.

Medical definitions for methoxy

methoxy-

pref.

Containing the radical group, CH3O:methoxyflurane.