"tailgroup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tailgroups [plural]
Etymology: tail + group Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|group}} tail + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailgroup (plural tailgroups)
  1. (organic chemistry) A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-tailgroup-en-noun-HqomB4bM Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (mathematics) The group of instances at the tail (low end) of a distribution curve Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-tailgroup-en-noun-GVi74Ey0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tail group Related terms: headgroup

Inflected forms

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