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alkyl
Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
WordNet
n. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: alkyl group, alkyl radical]
Wikipedia
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 CH. A cycloalkyl is derived from a cycloalkane by removal of a hydrogen atom from a ring and has the general formula CH. 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 CH−.
Usage examples of "alkyl".
A giant sheet of folded polysaccharide, a complex mesh of interlinked pentose and hexose sugars hung with alkyl and amide side chains.
What is the name of the class of organic compounds with the general formula R-OH, where R represents an alkyl group made up of carbon and hydrogen, and OH represents one or more Hydroxyl groups?