methyl_radical (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *methyl radical*:
NOUN	substance	methyl radical, methyl, methyl group	the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane

English > *methyl radical*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane.
Synonyms	methyl, methyl group
Narrower	aminomethane	A methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical
Narrower	hydroxymethyl	A methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms
Broader	alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical	Any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Spanish	grupo metilo, metilo, radical metilo
Catalan	metil

HyperDic: methyl_radical