benzyl radical

1. 1.

   the univalent radical derived from toluene

   Synonymsbenzylbenzyl group

   Broadergroup

Questions about benzyl radical

What does benzyl radical mean?

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

What is another word for benzyl radical?

Close synonyms include benzyl, benzyl group. 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 radical a common word?

benzyl radical 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.