functional group
functional group noun: a specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.
Noun
functional group (plural functional groups)
- 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.
- A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.
functional group meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
functional group in Hindi
- characteristic grouping of elements
- प्रकार्यात्मक समूह prakāryātmak samūh
functional group in Tamil
- வினைத்தொகுதி, வினைபடு தொகுதி, வினைபடும் தொகுதி
functional group in Urdu
- characteristic grouping of elements
- فنکشنل گروپ
functional group in Malayalam
- characteristic grouping of elements
- ഫങ്ഷണൽ ഗ്രൂപ്പ് phaṅṣaṇal grūppŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- functional group in Arabic
- مجموعة وظيفية
- functional group in Malay
- kumpulan berfungsi
- functional group in Indonesian
- gugus fungsi, gugus fungsional
- functional group in Persian
- گروه عاملی goruh-e 'âmeli
- functional group in Vietnamese
- nhóm chức
Forms of functional group
| plural | functional groups |
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Questions about functional group
- What does functional group mean?
- Functional group means a specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.
- What is functional group in Hindi?
- Functional group in Hindi is प्रकार्यात्मक समूह (prakāryātmak samūh). See Functional group meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is functional group?
- Functional group is a noun.
- What is the plural of functional group?
- The plural of functional group is functional groups.
Words near functional group in the dictionary
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