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 Definitions of functional group  [ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl]  

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Definition of 'functional group' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) functional group
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.

Etymology:  (1935–40)


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