Go to 'thermo-' entry Go to 'dino-' entry Go to 'chondro-' entry Go to 'aero-' entry Go to '-logy' entry Go to 'thaumato-' entry Go to 'nano-' entry Go to '-sophy' entry Go to 'bucco-' entry Go to '-ism' entry Go to '-lysis' entry Go to 'galacto-' entry Go to '-anthropy' entry Go to 'pneumo-' entry Go to '-ploitation' entry Go to '-lithic' entry Go to '-sepalous' entry Go to 'onco-' entry Go to '-parous' entry Go to 'dermato-' entry Go to 'multi-' entry Go to 'dodeca-' entry Go to '-zoon' entry Go to 'vermi-' entry Go to 'crystallo-' entry Go to 'biblio-' entry Go to 'eco-' entry Go to 'juxta-' entry Go to 'facio-' entry
Affixes: the building blocks of English
Affixes: the building blocks of English
  Home Introduction About the author Types of affixes Thematic indexes Search the site   A B C D E F G H I JK L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   Previous entry Next entry Up to index of M  

methoxy-

The methoxyl radical, CH3O—

[metho- plus ox(y)-2.]

Examples include methoxychlor, the common name for a relative of DDT used as a veterinary insecticide, and methoxyethanol, a jet fuel de-icer and a solvent for cellulose acetate. It occurs most frequently in systematic chemical names, such as 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid, sold under various trade names as a herbicide, or 4-methoxyaniline, an intermediate in making azo dyes and pigments. See also ethoxy-.

Visit Michael Quinion’s World Wide Words site for 2000+ articles on English!

Copyright © Michael Quinion 2008–. All rights reserved. Page last updated 2 July 2009.
Your comments are very welcome.