Definition of Functional group

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class. ¹

2. Noun. (ecology) A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties. ¹

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Medical Definition of Functional group

1. 1. The specific atom that give a biomolecule a specific chemical characteristic. 2. This ecological term refers to groups of organisms that obtain energy in similar ways. Autotrophic plants fix energy from sunlight. Fungi and bacteria decompose organic matter. Shredders chew large particles like tree leaves. Scrapers rasp periphyton and microbes from solid surfaces. Collectors filter fine particles from the water or gather them from deposits. (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Functional Group

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functional chew-in record
functional congestion
functional contracture
functional deafness
functional dependency
functional disease
functional disorder
functional dysmenorrhoea
functional dyspepsia
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