tailgroup

English

Alternative forms

  • tail group

Etymology

From tail +‎ group.

Noun

tailgroup (plural tailgroups)

  1. (organic chemistry) A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant
  2. (mathematics) The group of instances at the tail (low end) of a distribution curve
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