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Dictionary » C » Characterizing group Characterizing groupCharacterizing group a group of atoms in a molecule that distinguishes the class of substances in which it occurs from all other classes; thus carbonyl (CO) is the characterizing group of ketones; COOH, of organic acids, etc.
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