(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
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(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty aci…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free ener…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy; "diffusion is an exergonic process"
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule
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The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.(chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: part, enzyme, antibody, chemical, reaction.The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinit…
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