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radical vs amino group

amino group vs radical

radical and amino group both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radical Yes Yes No No
amino group Yes No No No
As nouns, amino group is a hyponym of radical; that is, amino 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
  • amino group: the radical -NH2
Other hyponyms of radical include acyl, acyl group, alcohol group, alcohol radical, aldehyde group, aldehyde radical, alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical, allyl, allyl group, allyl radical, amino, 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) amino group (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram the radical -NH2
(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) amino 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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