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functional group

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An atom or group of atoms, such as a carboxyl group, in an organic compound that defines the structure of a family of compounds and determines the properties of the family.
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functional group

n
(Chemistry) chem the group of atoms in a compound, such as the hydroxyl group in an alcohol, that determines the chemical behaviour of the compound
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func′tional group`


n.
a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic behavior of the class of compounds in which the group occurs, as the hydroxyl group in alcohols.
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functional group

The atom (or group of atoms) present in a molecule which determines the characteristic properties of that molecule.
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