Alkyl

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
alkyl groupalkyl radical
plural
Alkyls
possessive
Alkyl's
pluralpossessive
Alkyls'