Word Type

Noun

The word "alkyl" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

alkyl chloride alkyl halide alkyl nitrite alkyl phosphate alkylamine alkylamino alkylammonium alkylarene alkylate alkylation alkylbenzene alkylbenzoic alkylborane alkylglycerol alkylglycine alkylguanine alkylic alkyllysinase alkylmercury alkylmetal alkylnitrate alkyloxonium alkylphenol alkylphosphine alkylpurine alkylresorcinol alkylsilane alkylstibine alkylsulfanyl alkyltransferase alkylurea alkylzinc alkyne aminoalkyl aralkyl arylalkylamine benzalkonium carboxyalkyl chloroalkyl cyanoalkyl cycloalkyl dialkyl dialkylamine dialkylsilylene fluoroalkyl haloalkyl heteroalkyl hydroxyalkyl iodoalkyl mercaptoalkyl metalloalkyl monoalkyl oxoalkyl perfluoroalkyl tetraalkylammonium thioalkyl trialkyl

Context

organic chemistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chemical group group radical

Type Of (IsA)

group

Related Terms

alkane alkenyl alkynyl amyl and so on aryl butyl decyl ethyl heptyl hexyl methyl nonyl octyl pentyl propyl yl

Related Terms

aliphatic alkane alkenyl alkynyl amyl aryl butyl decyl ethyl general formula heptyl hexyl hydrocarbon methyl nonyl octyl propyl radical series univalent yl

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