moiety

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A half.
2. noun A share or portion, especially a smaller share.
3. noun Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
4. noun A specific segment of a molecule.

   Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.

Similar words

mediety half part fraction substance grouping proportion share portion aliquot

Often followed by

of is to and in or was thereof system

Word family

moieties