cluster

Definitions of cluster
  1. noun
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    synonyms: bos, bosje, kap, tros
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    examples:
    Zevenster
    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    types:
    dot, nop, pol
    a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
    heksenbezem
    an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
    coma
    (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
  2. noun
    (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
    synonyms: bedrijfschap
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    types:
    vinyl, vinylgroep
    a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
    type of:
    bouwsteen
    a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
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