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hydroxymethyl vs methyl

methyl vs hydroxymethyl

hydroxymethyl and methyl both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hydroxymethyl Yes No No No
methyl Yes No No No
As nouns, methyl is a hypernym of hydroxymethyl; that is, methyl is a word with a broader meaning than hydroxymethyl:
  • hydroxymethyl: a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms
  • methyl: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane
Other hypernyms of hydroxymethyl include methyl group, methyl radical.
hydroxymethyl (noun) methyl (noun)
a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane
Difference between hydroxymethyl and methyl

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