benzyl group

1. 1.

   the univalent radical derived from toluene

   Synonymsbenzylbenzyl radical

   Broadergroup

Questions about benzyl group

What does benzyl group mean?

benzyl group means "the univalent radical derived from toluene".

What is another word for benzyl group?

Close synonyms include benzyl, benzyl radical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benzyl group a common word?

benzyl group is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.