alkyl

About 0.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.

Similar words

alkyl group alkylated dhap phosphocholine phosphorylcholine coco coconut gpc commie sulfonates

Often followed by

groups group halides chain halide chains or and radicals radical

Word family

alkyls