alkyl group alkylene • alkyl halide · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · alkyl group · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. Synonyms: alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · alkyl · · Synonym 1 alkyl radical · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 g latin small letter g U+0067 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079