(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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Lecithin
A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles.
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(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, Polymer chemistry.The molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer 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, Polymer 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, Polymer chemistry.A molecule similar to DNA that plays a central role in protein synthesis
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, peps…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along wit…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as wel…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry.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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A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of bo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the br…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value accordi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, nitrogenous, phosphorized, substance, widely.
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