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methoxy

methoxy

9.5
Containing a small chemical group with an oxygen bonded to a methyl group
  • adjective
  • /mɛˈθɒk.si/
  • Specialized
translation icon : metóxico
  • The chemist synthesized a compound featuring a methoxy group to enhance its solubility.

Examples

  • What pushes those methoxy groups, the oxygens toward the center?

  • But they could certainly do a one hour session with the methoxy DMT.

  • That's not methoxy methane, isn't it really good thing and tell them about hydrogen bonds.

  • In organic chemistry, a methoxy group can significantly influence the reactivity of a molecule.

  • Many aromatic compounds contain a methoxy substituent that affects their physical properties.

Surface Forms

methoxy positive

Morphology

methoxy = methyl (opaque) = meth + oxy

Formed from technical chemical combining forms ('meth-' + 'oxy-'); this is clear to chemists but opaque to an average B1 learner who does not know chemical nomenclature.

Etymology

The word methoxy comes from methyl, the small 'CH3' group as in methane, and oxy, from oxygen meaning 'oxygen'. So methoxy describes a molecule that has a methyl group attached by an oxygen atom.