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radical vs alkyl group

alkyl group vs radical

radical and alkyl group both are nouns.

radical is an adjective but alkyl group is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radical Yes Yes No No
alkyl group Yes No No No
As nouns, alkyl group is a hyponym of radical; that is, alkyl group is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radical:
  • radical: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
  • alkyl group: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Other hyponyms of radical include acyl, acyl group, alcohol group, alcohol radical, aldehyde group, aldehyde radical, alkyl, 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.
radical (noun) alkyl group (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
(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
radical (adjective) alkyl group (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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