Medical Definition of Characterizing group

1. 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. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Characterizing Group

characteristically
characteristicalness
characteristick
characteristicness
characteristics
characterizability
characterizable
characterization
characterizations
characterize
characterized
characterizer
characterizers
characterizes
characterizing
characterizing group (current term)
characterless
characterlessly
characterlessness
characterlike
characterologic
characterological
characterologically
characterology
characters
characters per inch
characterwise
charactery
characts
charade

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