Definition of chemical group Chemical group
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| chemical group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule | ||
| group, radical | ||
| building block, unit a block of material used in construction work | ||
| molecule (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
| acyl, acyl group any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group" | ||
| alcohol group, alcohol radical the chemical group -OH | ||
| aldehyde group, aldehyde radical the chemical group -CHO | ||
| alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons | ||
| allyl, allyl group, allyl radical the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene | ||
| amino, amino group the radical -NH2 | ||
| amyl a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | ||
| azido group, azido radical the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid | ||
| azo group, azo radical the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups | ||
| benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radical the univalent radical derived from toluene | ||
| benzoyl group, benzoyl radical the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid | ||
| arsenic group, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, cacodyl the univalent group derived from arsine | ||
| carbonyl group the bivalent radical CO | ||
| carboxyl, carboxyl group the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids | ||
| chromophore the chemical group that gives color to a molecule | ||
| cyanide group, cyanide radical, cyano group, cyano radical the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound | ||
| glyceryl a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals | ||
| hydrazo group, hydrazo radical the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine | ||
| hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols | ||
| ketone group a group having the characteristic properties of ketones | ||
| methylene, methylene group, methylene radical the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane | ||
| propyl, propyl group, propyl radical the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane | ||
| butyl a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) | ||
| nitro group the group -NO3 | ||
| nitrite the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) | ||
| uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radical the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids | ||
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