ALKYL GROUP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
   Synonym(s)
   • alkyl (what does alkyl mean?)
   • alkyl radical (what does alkyl radical mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alkyl group is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • group (what does group mean?)
   • radical (what does radical mean?)
   • chemical group (what does chemical group mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ethyl (what does ethyl mean?)
   • ethyl group (what does ethyl group mean?)
   • ethyl radical (what does ethyl radical mean?)
   • methyl (what does methyl mean?)
   • methyl group (what does methyl group mean?)
   • methyl radical (what does methyl radical mean?)