main group

English

Noun

main group (plural main groups)

(chemistry) In the periodic table of the elements, any of the eight groups (columns) of elements that contain the lightest (and most common) elements.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

main group element

Translations

group of elements

Finnish: pääryhmä
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hovedgruppe m or f (also general usage)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.