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Carbohydrate

One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6.

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Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus…

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macromolecule 76% connected

A large molecule, such as a protein or nucleic acid

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Sugar 92% connected

A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certa…

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single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)

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the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein

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stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"

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Messenger RNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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MRNA noun · 86% connection

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Noncoding DNA noun · 86% connection

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NRNA noun · 86% connection

ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

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Nuclear RNA noun · 86% connection

ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

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Acid noun · 78% connection

One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetab…

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Acyl noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Acyl group noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Afterdamp noun · 78% connection

a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine

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Carbide noun · 78% connection

A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed c…

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Carbon noun · 78% connection

An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is c…

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Cellulose noun · 78% connection

The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also f…

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Check bit noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will…

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Cyanogen noun · 78% connection

A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained…

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Diazo- unknown · 78% connection

A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a radical of two ni…

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Fatty acid noun · 78% connection

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty a…

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Galactin noun · 78% connection

An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sug…

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