methyl vs methyl group

methyl and methyl group both are nouns.

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

As nouns, methyl and methyl group are synonyms defined as:

methyl and methyl group: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

Other synonyms of methyl include methyl radical.

methyl (noun)	methyl group (noun)
the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane	the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane