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head group

head group is the alternative spelling of headgroup.

Meaning of headgroup

Noun

headgroup (plural headgroups)

  1. A bulky part of a molecule, often containing one or more functional groups, attached to a relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone
  2. The group of instances at the head (high end) of a distribution curve

Forms of head group

pluralhead groups

Questions about head group

What is head group the alternative spelling of?
Head group is the alternative spelling of headgroup.

Words near head group in the dictionary

  1. head gaskets
  2. head girl
  3. head girls
  4. head groom
  5. head grooms
  6. head group
  7. head groups
  8. head honcho
  9. head honchos
  10. head house
  11. head houses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: head group (page history and authors); headgroup (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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