Hypernyms for "chemical group"
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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
                    arsenic group
                    azido group
                    azido radical
                    azo group
                    azo radical
                    benzoyl group
                    benzoyl radical
                    benzyl
                    benzyl group
                    benzyl radical
                    butyl
                    cacodyl
                    cacodyl group
                    cacodyl radical
                    carbonyl group
                    carboxyl
                    carboxyl group
                    chromophore
                    cyanide group
                    cyanide radical
                    cyano group
                    cyano radical
                    glyceryl
                    hydrazo group
                    hydrazo radical
                    hydroxyl
                    hydroxyl group
                    hydroxyl radical
                    ketone group
                    methylene
                    methylene group
                    methylene radical
                    nitrite
                    nitro group
                    propyl
                    propyl group
                    propyl radical
                    uranyl
                    uranyl group
                    uranyl radical
                    vinyl
                    vinyl group
                    vinyl radical
            
    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.