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Functional group

A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.

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noun
  1. 1

    A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.

    "Various functional groups often occur in biomolecules."

  2. 2

    A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.

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