Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headgroup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
head-group
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bulky part of a molecule, often containing one or more functional groups, attached to a relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone

noun

The group of instances at the head (high end) of a distribution curve

Etymology

From head + group.

Inflected Forms

headgroups (plural) head group (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tailgroup

Questions

What does headgroup mean?
A bulky part of a molecule, often containing one or more functional groups, attached to a relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone
Where does headgroup come from?
From head + group.

How to pronounce headgroup

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