Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaving group

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
leav-ing -group
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atom or group that is detached from the rest of a molecule during a reaction.

Inflected Forms

leaving groups (plural)

Questions

What does leaving group mean?
An atom or group that is detached from the rest of a molecule during a reaction.

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