functional group
A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and…A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.
» Methyl is a functional group containing a carbon bonded to three hydrogen atoms, -CH3.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
funktionelle Gruppe
функциональная группаfunkcionalʹnaja gruppa
функціональна групаfunkcionalʹna hrupa
A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.
Examples
2 sentencesMethyl is a functional group containing a carbon bonded to three hydrogen atoms, -CH3.
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
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