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

Medical definitions for methoxyl

methoxyl
[ mə-thŏk′səl ]

n.

The univalent radical, OCH3.