methanolic

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Containing methanol, an alcohol used to dissolve substances

adjective
/ˌmɛθəˈnɒlɪk/

Specialized

: metanólico

For the experiment, they prepared a methanolic solvent to extract the active ingredients.
methanolic extract

Examples

The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) results revealed that the methanolic extract 0.009 g/ml showed more resistance against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Academic text (2014)
The chemist used a methanolic solution to dissolve the sample for analysis.
In the lab, a methanolic mixture was necessary to test the new compound's solubility.

Surface Forms

methanolic positive

Morphology

methanolic = methanol (transparent) = methanol + ic

Formed regularly from the noun 'methanol' with the adjectival suffix '-ic' to mean 'relating to or containing methanol'.

Etymology

Methanolic comes from methanol, a simple 'alcohol', plus the ending -ic, which means 'relating to'. So methanolic means 'related to or containing methanol', often used for a solution or extract that uses methanol to dissolve other substances.