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alkyl
adj. containing an alkyl group (Chemistry)

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Alkyl
In organic chemistry, an alkyl substituent is an alkane missing one hydrogen. The term alkyl is intentionally unspecific to include many possible substitutions. An acyclic alkyl has the general formula CnH2n+1. A cycloalkyl is derived from a cycloalkane by removal of a hydrogen atom from a ring and has the general formula CnH2n-1. Typically an alkyl is a part of a larger molecule. In structural formula, the symbol R is used to designate a generic (unspecified) alkyl group. The smallest alkyl group is methyl, with the formula CH3-.

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alkyl
Noun
1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
(synonym) alkyl group, alkyl radical
(hypernym) group, radical, chemical group
(hyponym) ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radical


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alkyl (alkyl group)
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(-CnH2n+1). A molecular fragment derived from an alkane by dropping a hydrogen atom from the formula. Examples are methyl (CH3) and ethyl (CH2CH3).

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