[{"word":"methylate","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To add a methyl group to a compound","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/methylate"]}]