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

Related Terms
n alkylidene chemoselectivity hydroxyl beta amino acid morphological oxy ketoaldose amino mutase carbonyl substitution reaction amino aldehyde electrophilic substitution carboxylic acid group sulfuryl neighbouring group participation acyloxyl divinyl
Rhyming Words
loup soup doup coup roup stoup group froup croup recoup aggroup in soup ingroup e group regroup cogroup ungroup rmgroup degroup usegroup
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