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acyl vs radical

radical vs acyl

acyl and radical both are nouns.

acyl is not an adjective while radical is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acyl Yes No No No
radical Yes Yes No No
As nouns, radical is a hypernym of acyl; that is, radical is a word with a broader meaning than acyl:
  • acyl: any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
  • radical: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Other hypernyms of acyl include chemical group, group.
acyl (noun) radical (noun)
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a person who has radical ideas or opinions
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
acyl (adjective) radical (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
arising from or going to the root or source
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
markedly new or introducing radical change
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