repeating unit

collocation in English

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repeat
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpiːt/us
/rɪˈpiːt/
a situation in which something happens or is done more ...
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofrepeatandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this case, therepeatingunitin the outer tube has no direct interactions along the one-start helix.
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The smallestrepeatingunitof the crystal that is related only by translations is called the unit cell.
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Such patterns usually consist of arepeatingunitcell with 2-, 3-, or 6-fold rotational symmetry that tiles the plane with no gaps.
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It is therepeatingunitin the backbone of the unbranched alkanes.
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Onerepeatingunitof this hypothetical periodic system is called a "unit cell".
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Derivatives of cyclen are larger cyclic polyamines but therepeatingunit(ethyleneimine) is always the same.
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A single period is thus the smallestrepeatingunitof a signal, and one period describes the signal completely.
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Onerepeatingunitfound throughout the entire polymer may not exist.
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Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications of therepeatingunit.
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Anyrepeatingunitcan in principle be assembled in this way.
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The unit cell represents the simplestrepeatingunitof the crystal structure.
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The principal cytoplasmic proteins are myosin and actin (also known as thick and thin filaments, respectively) which are arranged in arepeatingunitcalled a sarcomere.
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Wood's notation is a description of the relationship between the simplestrepeatingunitarea of the solid and adsorbate.
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The first, polyethylene, is a simple linear structure with repeating units.
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Myofibrils are complex strands of several kinds of protein filaments organized together into repeating units called sarcomeres.
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These sequences can be made of repeating units of 1-6 base pairs in length.
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The repeating units will tend to be identical because each atom in the structure is most stable in a specific environment.
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Thiacalixarene nomenclature is straightforward and involves counting the number of repeating units in the ring and include it in the name.
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He showed that rubber consisted of repeating units.
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These physical changes happen because cellulose acetate consists of long chains of repeating units, or polymers.
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