METHYL RADICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methyl radical mean? 

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

1. the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHYL RADICAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

methyl; methyl group; methyl radical

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

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

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

aminomethane (a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical)

hydroxymethyl (a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms)