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English noun: alkyl group

1. alkyl group (substance) any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons


Synonymsalkyl, alkyl radical


Broader (hypernym)chemical group, group, radical


Narrower (hyponym)ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radical, methyl, methyl group, methyl radical









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