Hypernyms for "radical"
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acyl
acyl group
alcohol group
alcohol radical
aldehyde group
aldehyde radical
alkyl
alkyl group
alkyl radical
allyl
allyl group
allyl radical
amino
amino group
amyl
anarchist
arsenic group
azido group
azido radical
azo group
azo radical
benzoyl group
benzoyl radical
benzyl
benzyl group
benzyl radical
Bolshevik
bolshie
bolshy
butyl
cacodyl
cacodyl group
cacodyl radical
carbonyl group
carboxyl
carboxyl group
chromophore
cyanide group
cyanide radical
cyano group
cyano radical
extremist
glyceryl
hydrazo group
hydrazo radical
hydroxyl
hydroxyl group
hydroxyl radical
ketone group
leveler
leveller
Marxist
methylene
methylene group
methylene radical
nihilist
nitrite
nitro group
propyl
propyl group
propyl radical
red
revolutionary
revolutionist
subversive
subverter
syndicalist
terrorist
Trot
Trotskyist
Trotskyite
uranyl
uranyl group
uranyl radical
vinyl
vinyl group
vinyl radical
Wobbly
young Turk
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.