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Noun: functional group
  1. (organic chemistry) a specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class
     
  2. (ecology) a collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties

Derived forms: functional groups

Encyclopedia: Functional group

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