alkyl radical vs radical

radical vs alkyl radical

alkyl radical and radical both are nouns.

alkyl radical is not an adjective while radical is an adjective.

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

As nouns, radical is a hypernym of alkyl radical; that is, radical is a word with a broader meaning than alkyl radical:

alkyl radical: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
radical: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

Other hypernyms of alkyl radical include chemical group, group.

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

alkyl radical (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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