Look up: moiety

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   Moiety
   In chemistry this term refers to a part of a molecule; loosely about a half; a part.
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   moiety
   [n] - one of two (approximately) equal parts 2. [n] - one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
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   moiety
   In physical organic chemistry moiety is generally used to signify part of a molecule, e.g. in an ester R¹COOR² the alcohol moiety is R²O. The term should not be used for a small fragment of a molecule.
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   Moiety
   In organic chemistry, functional groups (or moieties) are specific groups of atoms within molecules, that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules. The same functional group will undergo the same or similar chemical reaction(s) regardless of the size of the molecule it is a part of.
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   Moiety
   Moi'e·ty (moi'e*tȳ) noun ; plural Moieties (-tĭz). [ French moitié , Latin medietas , from medius middle, half. See Mid , adjective , and confer Mediate , Mediety .] 1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of ...
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   moiety
   1. Originally, a half; now, loosely, a portion of something. ... 2. Functional group. ... Origin: M.E. Moite, a half ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   moiety
   noun one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
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   moiety
   mediety noun one of two (approximately) equal parts
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   Moiety
   `Moiety` (plural `moieties`) may mean: *In chemistry, a functional group, or part of a molecule *In anthropology, a type of descent group *In Australian Aboriginal kinship, a skin group *In real estate, a half interest in a property *In the 1997 computer game Riven, Moiety was the name of a group that rebelled against Gehn.
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    moiety
    (moi´ә-te) any equal part; a half; also any part or portion, as a portion of a molecule.
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    Moiety
    • (a.) One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation. • (a.) An indefinite part; a small part.
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    moiety
    (from the article `Native American dance`) ...dances and the other sex may then join in and that men monopolize some dances, women others. Less clear are the relations, especially complex in ... The matrilineally organized societies of island Melanesia represent several variations on the themes of descent and residence. In parts of the ...
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    moiety
    (from the article `property law`) ...two forms of cotenancy differ when it comes to succession and to the power to convey. In joint tenancy, if one of the joint tenants dies, the ...
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    moiety
    moiety (MOI uh tee) 1. Either of two parts, not necessarily equal, into which something is or can be divided. 2. Either of two halves into which some Native South American and Aboriginal Australian societies are divided for ritual and marriage purposes. Marriages are forbidden within the same moiety. 3. Etymology: from Old French meitie...
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    moiety
    
    1. one of two (approximately) equal parts
    2. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
    
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    moiety
    another name for a half, from the French moitié.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.
    
    
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    moiety
    moiety: see clan.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0