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Oxford Group

(Encyclopedia)Oxford Group: see Buchman, Frank Nathan Daniel. ...

oxy group

(Encyclopedia)oxy group ŏkˈsē [key], in chemistry, functional group that consists of an oxygen atom joined by single bonds to two separate alkyl groups or aryl groups. It is the functional group of ethers. ...

Group of Eight

(Encyclopedia)Group of Eight: see under Group of Seven. ...

Group of Seven

(Encyclopedia)Group of Seven (G7), international organization officially established in 1985 to facilitate economic and commercial cooperation among the world's largest industrial nations, including efforts to aid ...

Group of Twenty

(Encyclopedia)Group of Twenty (G20): see under Group of Seven. ...

American International Group

(Encyclopedia)American International Group (AIG), American multinational insurance corporation whose potential bankruptcy in 2008 led to the largest federal bailout of a private company. AIG was founded as American...

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