Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailgroup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tail-group
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant

noun

The group of instances at the tail (low end) of a distribution curve

Etymology

From tail + group.

Inflected Forms

tailgroups (plural) tail group (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

headgroup

Questions

What does tailgroup mean?: A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant
Where does tailgroup come from?: From tail + group.

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