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carboxyl group vs group

group vs carboxyl group

carboxyl group and group both are nouns.

carboxyl group is not a verb while group is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carboxyl group Yes No No No
group Yes No Yes No
As nouns, group is a hypernym of carboxyl group; that is, group is a word with a broader meaning than carboxyl group:
  • carboxyl group: the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
  • group: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Other hypernyms of carboxyl group include chemical group, radical.
carboxyl group (noun) group (noun)
the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
carboxyl group (verb) group (verb)
arrange into a group or groups
form a group or group together
Difference between carboxyl group and group

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