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Meaning of functional group | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.
  2. A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.

Equivalents

العربية مجموعة وظيفية
Čeština funkční skupina
Dansk funktionel gruppe gruppe
Deutsch funktionelle Gruppe
Ελληνικά χαρακτηριστική ομάδα
Español grupo funcional
Suomi funktionaalinen ryhmä
Français groupe fonctionnel
Bahasa Indonesia gugus fungsi gugus fungsional
Italiano gruppo funzionale
日本語 官能基
한국어 작용기
Bahasa Melayu kumpulan berfungsi
Nederlands functionele groep
Polski grupa funkcyjna
Português grupo funcional
Русский функциональная группа
Svenska funktionell grupp
Kiswahili kundi

Examples

“Various functional groups often occur in biomolecules.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

functional linguistics functional load functional magnetic resonance imaging functional magnetic-resonance imaging functional MR imaging functional music

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