tailgroup

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noun
Definitions
  • (organic chemistry) A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant
  • (maths) The group of instances at the tail (low end) of a distribution curve

Etymology

Compound from English tail + English group.

Origin

English

group

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