(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
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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.(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
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
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A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.The act of adding; application; accretion.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: substance, added, material, cell, wall.The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.
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