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functional group

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Various functional groups often occur in biomolecules.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: funksionele groep — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Arabic: مجموعة وظيفية — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Asturian: grupu funcional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Basque: funtzio talde — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Central Bikol: minaganang grupo — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Bulgarian: функционална група (funkcionalna grupa) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Catalan: grup funcional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 官能團 /官能团 (guānnéngtuán) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Czech: funkční skupina — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Danish: gruppe — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Danish: funktionel gruppe — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Dutch: functionele groep — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Esperanto: funkcia grupo — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Estonian: funktsionaalrühm — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Finnish: funktionaalinen ryhmä — characteristic grouping of elements
  • French: groupe fonctionnel — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Galician: grupo funcional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • German: funktionelle Gruppe — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Greek: χαρακτηριστική ομάδα (charaktiristikí omáda) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Hebrew: קבוצה פונקציונלית — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Hindi: प्रकार्यात्मक समूह (prakāryātmak samūh) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Hungarian: funkciós csoport — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Indonesian: gugus fungsi — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Indonesian: gugus fungsional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Irish: feidhmghrúpa — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Italian: gruppo funzionale — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Japanese: 官能基 (kannōki) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Kazakh: функционалды топ (funksionaldy top) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Korean: 작용기 (jagyonggi) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Macedonian: функционална група (funkcionalna grupa) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Malay: kumpulan berfungsi — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Malayalam: ഫങ്ഷണൽ ഗ്രൂപ്പ് (phaṅṣaṇal grūppŭ) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Māori: rōpū mahinga — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Persian: گروه عاملی (goruh-e 'âmeli) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Polish: grupa funkcyjna — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Portuguese: grupo funcional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Romanian: grup funcțional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Romanian: grupă funcțională — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Russian: функциональная группа (funkcionalʹnaja gruppa) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Serbo-Croatian: funkcionalna skupina — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Slovak: funkčná skupina — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Slovene: funkcionalna skupina — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Spanish: grupo funcional — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Swahili: kundi — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Swedish: funktionell grupp — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Turkish: fonksiyonel grup — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Ukrainian: функціональна група (funkcionalʹna hrupa) — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Urdu: فنکشنل گروپ — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Welsh: grŵp gweithredol — characteristic grouping of elements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 功能群 — organisms of specific properties
  • Finnish: funktionaalinen ryhmä — organisms of specific properties
  • Polish: grupa funkcyjna — organisms of specific properties
  • Portuguese: grupo funcional — organisms of specific properties