chemical group vs radical

radical vs chemical group

chemical group and radical both are nouns.

chemical group is not an adjective while radical is an adjective.

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

As nouns, chemical group and radical are synonyms defined as:

chemical group and radical: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

Other synonyms of chemical group include group.

chemical group (noun)	radical (noun)
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule	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

chemical group (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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