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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons;
[syn: alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alkyl
    n 1: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula
         CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: alkyl,
         alkyl group, alkyl radical]