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Cellulose

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

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Pectin 76% connected

One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy…

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Pulp 76% connected

A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter.

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Fiber 70% connected

Alt. of Fibre

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Fibre 70% connected

One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.

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Paper 70% connected

A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wo…

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 85% 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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Desoxyribonucleic acid noun · 85% 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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DNA noun · 85% 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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Nucleic acid noun · 85% connection

(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

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Ribonucleic acid noun · 85% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated…

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RNA noun · 85% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated…

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Carbohydrate noun · 85% connection

an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…

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Enzyme noun · 85% connection

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

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Lipid noun · 85% connection

an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…

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Lipide noun · 85% connection

an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…

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Lipoid noun · 85% connection

an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…

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Protein noun · 85% connection

any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino ac…

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Saccharide noun · 85% connection

an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…

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Sugar noun · 85% connection

an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…

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Acceptor RNA noun · 85% connection

RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…

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CDNA noun · 85% connection

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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Coding DNA noun · 85% connection

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

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Complementary DNA noun · 85% connection

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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Biomedical cloning noun · 78% connection

nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be d…

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CD4 cell noun · 78% connection

T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…

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CD4 T cell noun · 78% connection

T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…

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Cell death noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

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Cellular adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells.

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Cytotoxic drug noun · 78% connection

any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells

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Dictyosome noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Endogeny noun · 78% connection

Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a pa…

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Epithelium noun · 78% connection

The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymph…

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Ganglionic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal…

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Golgi apparatus noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Golgi body noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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