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- noun Plural form of
molecule .
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Examples
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So while the heart pumps blood it also makes the same molecules: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, opiates, and what I referred to as the molecules of emotion.
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So while the heart pumps blood it also makes the same molecules: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, opiates, and what I referred to as the molecules of emotion.
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Hassel from Oslo for developing the concept of conformation, i.e. the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules, which differ only by the orientation of chemical groups by rotation around
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010
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In addition, contact with cells by molecules from the invading organism like PAMPs (pathogen associated molecular patterns) stimulate production and release of more AMPs.
Creeping Crud grrm 2010
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Dipole moments are found in molecules, in which the positive and negative charge is unevenly distributed (polar molecules).
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010
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The use of chemistry to build biologically useful molecules is a form of engineering, so I did not escape the tradition set up by my father, uncles, and brothers.
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As Zachriel has pointed out, there are certain molecules that are always found in living organisms, either as structural material or carrying out particular functions (AFAWCTGTETD).
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This last bit is made of a metal-organic framework that can apparently absorb carbon dioxide and water molecules from the air.
YeZ: Eco-Friendly Car that Acts Like a Plant | Impact Lab 2010
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On the ribosome, these transfer RNA molecules recognize the code words in messenger RNA for their own amino acid and, thus, the ribosome factory links the amino acids together in the sequences prescribed by the blueprints for proteins.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 - Presentation Speech 2009
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In sickle cell disease, hemoglobin molecules under certain conditions aggregate to form polymers, which in turn cause distortion of red blood cells.
Sickle cell disease research at The Children's Hospital 2010
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