ALKYL RADICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkyl radical mean? 

• ALKYL RADICAL (noun)
  The noun ALKYL RADICAL has 1 sense:

1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

  Familiarity information: ALKYL RADICAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKYL RADICAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

alkyl; alkyl group; alkyl radical

Hypernyms ("alkyl radical" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkyl radical"):

ethyl; ethyl group; ethyl radical (the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom)

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

 Context examples 

Alkylating Activity in biological systems is typically a process of covalent bonding in which a chemical substance replaces hydrogen atom(s) in biologically active molecules with alkyl radical(s), hindering proper function.

(Alkylation Process, NCI Thesaurus)