(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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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.One who contends for the prize in public games.
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
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.The molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms
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.The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
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
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.A molecule similar to DNA that plays a central role in protein synthesis
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any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.Dissolution; degeneration; decay.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.(chemistry) The degree of structural order in a solid.; "The crystallinity of drug substances and additives is one of the fundamental…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to dec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dissolution, destruction, bacteria.The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into const…
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