group
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- noun
- /ɡruːp/
- Specialized
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grupo
- There is also suggestive evidence that the ABO blood groups affect resistance to bubonic plague, cholera, and syphilis.
- methyl group
- hydroxyl group
- chemical group
And then those atoms started teaming up into complicated groups like DNA molecules.
- And then those atoms started teaming up into complicated groups like DNA molecules.
Examples
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A member of the AfriCobra group of American artists, Harris presented a photographic installation titled What Are You?
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And then those atoms started teaming up into complicated groups like DNA molecules.
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So here we have a picture of a group of of cells.
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Would you like to share something personal with the group?
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When we go into REM sleep, there are a group of cells over here in a region.
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All the tissues of the limb are contained within that little group of cells.
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There were 25 subjects categorized into five equal-sized age groups: 5 through 8 and adults.
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The enzyme does this by placing a protective chemical group on the toxin.
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The chemical compound consists of a group of atoms that act together as a single unit.
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In organic chemistry, different functional properties arise from a group of atoms bonded to a carbon chain.
Synonyms
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A small group of atoms joined together that is part of a larger molecule and gives it certain properties
Idioms
Compounds
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A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem
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People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons
- NSFW
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A group that uses violence and fear against civilians to reach political goals
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A group that tries to persuade people in power to change laws or rules for a cause
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A group of people who meet regularly to learn and talk about school or course material
- Specialized
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A small group that meets with a therapist to talk about personal problems
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A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
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A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity
- Specialized
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A group of troops from different countries ready to move quickly to a crisis
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A group that tries to change government decisions to help a cause or its members
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A group of people who follow strict religious rules and reject modern ideas
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A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
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A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision
- Specialized
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A set of blood types people inherit from their parents that shows which blood they can receive
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A senior officer in the Royal Air Force with the same rank as an army colonel
- Specialized
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A company plan that helps employees pay medical or accident costs, usually cheaper than individual plans
- Jargon
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A unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
- Offensive
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An armed organization from Egypt that uses violence for political and religious aims
- Jargon
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A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics
- Specialized
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A small group of atoms joined together that is part of a larger molecule and gives it certain properties
- Specialized
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A group meeting where people honestly talk about their feelings to understand themselves and each other
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An armed group from Libya formed in 1995 that was against the government and joined al-Qaeda
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A group of genes on the same chromosome that parents often pass together to their children
- Specialized
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A small group of atoms in a molecule with one carbon and three hydrogen atoms
- Specialized
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A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers
- Archaic
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A small band that plays folk and blues songs with guitars and homemade instruments
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A part of a molecule with a six-carbon ring and a CO group that joins other atoms
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A part of a molecule made from toluene when one hydrogen is removed from its methyl group
- Literature
A group of English writers, thinkers, and artists from the early 1900s with new social and artistic ideas
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A group of plants or animals put together because they share traits
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A part of a molecule where arsenic is attached to two small carbon-based groups
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A type of atom like carbon, silicon, tin, or lead found in Group 14 of the periodic table
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A group of atoms with one carbon, two oxygens and one hydrogen that makes a molecule acidic
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A part of a molecule where carbon joins oxygen by a double bond, found in aldehydes and ketones
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A set with a rule to combine items where the order does not matter
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A small part of a molecule with one carbon joined to one nitrogen by three bonds written −CN
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A small group of one carbon and one nitrogen atom, written -CN, found in many chemicals and often poisonous
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A system dividing human blood into A, B, AB and O groups by A and B substances on red cells
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A system that divides blood into A, B, AB, and O by A and B proteins on red blood cells
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A small chemical part with atoms CH3CO that attaches to other molecules
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An extinct group of small animals related to lemurs that lived 30 to 50 million years ago
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A group of atoms with a nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms that joins other molecules
Surface Forms
Etymology
Group in chemistry also comes from the root kruppa meaning 'bunch', and it helps to imagine atoms joined together so they act as one piece. So a chemical group is a small set of atoms that function as a single unit in a molecule.