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'functional groups' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to specific chemical compounds, usually in a scientific context. For example, "Amino acids are molecules that contain functional groups of amino and carboxyl."
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functional groups
noun
Plural of functional group
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normalisation of functional groups.
Functional groups were evaluated using FTIR.
Both deposits also contained oxygenated functional groups.
Fig. 1 Example of functional groups identified.
Pre-existing functional groups do not interfere.
Functional Groups (FG): this key is made of 154 functional groups, as defined in Dragon.
Thus, microorganisms degrade N functional groups in biochar more easily than C functional groups.
FLOSS detects only exposed functional groups as opposed to functional groups hidden in small pores.
Therefore, chromite contains two functional groups of Cr2O3 and FeO.
Functional groups were determined with a Bruker Alpha FTIR spectrometer.
These functional groups were involved in the chemisorption process.
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