chemical group vs alkyl

alkyl vs chemical group

chemical group and alkyl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chemical group	Yes	No	No	No
alkyl	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of chemical group include acyl, acyl group, alcohol group, alcohol radical, aldehyde group, aldehyde radical, alkyl group, alkyl radical, allyl, allyl group, allyl radical, amino, amino group, amyl, azido group, azido radical, azo group, azo radical, benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radical, benzoyl group, benzoyl radical, arsenic group, cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, carbonyl group, carboxyl, carboxyl group, chromophore, cyanide group, cyanide radical, cyano group, cyano radical, glyceryl, hydrazo group, hydrazo radical, hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical, ketone group, methylene, methylene group, methylene radical, propyl, propyl group, propyl radical, butyl, nitro group, nitrite, uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radical, vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical.

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

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