alkyl radical vs methyl group

alkyl radical and methyl group both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alkyl radical	Yes	No	No	No
methyl group	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, methyl group is a hyponym of alkyl radical; that is, methyl group is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alkyl radical:

alkyl radical: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
methyl group: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

Other hyponyms of alkyl radical include ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radical, methyl, methyl radical.

alkyl radical (noun)	methyl group (noun)
any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons	the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

alkyl radical vs methyl group

alkyl radical and methyl group both are nouns.

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