complex molecule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomplexandmolecule
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complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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molecule
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is acomplexmoleculethat is too difficult to synthesise.
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Usually the true catalyst is an expensive andcomplexmoleculeand added in quantities as small as possible.
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One of the parts of the extracellular matrix is acomplexmoleculecalled a proteoglycan.
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Hemoglobin is a largecomplexmoleculecomposed of heme, an iron-based part to which oxygen can bind, and globin, a structural protein chain.
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Nonetheless, the synthesis of such acomplexmoleculewas, by itself, an incredible feat.
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A simple sodium bicarbonate buffer system is commonly employed to alleviate this issue, which is especially problematic in bicyclic and othercomplexmoleculesyntheses (see synthetic examples).
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Calculating structures and free energies of complex molecules : combining molecular mechanics and continuum models.
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Proteoglycans are complex molecules defined as a protein to which one or more linear (typically sulfated) carbohydrate chains (glycosaminoglycans) are attached.
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However, even those refined models could not fit observed abundances of complex molecules simultaneously and still underestimate their number densities strongly.
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There is currently no consensus as to how any such large complex molecules are formed in the interstellar clouds.
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The results ofcomplexmoleculeformation depend on our knowledge of the reaction cross-sections and pathways and thus their exact abundances are liable to be revised.
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If the irradiation is continued, more complex molecules, stable at room temperature, are formed.
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As a result of this combination, and precipitation of the large,complexmoleculeformed, the capsule appears to swell, because of increased surface tension, and its outlines become clearly demarcated.
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This could result in novel actual molecules, and, after many actualadjacent possible turnovers, perhaps unusual complex molecules that could interfere with life, as we know it.
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A lot of complex molecules such as glycine, alanine or glycerol are detected, among them amino acids, known to play an important role in prebiotic chemistry.
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Nor is it fair to say that we always wish to debate, for example, the number of carbo atoms and the complex molecules of various compounds.
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A recognition of how those naturally occurring molecules are put together—we should also know how they function—has stimulated chemists for decades to synthesise complex molecules that perform various functions.
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Viruses have been variably classified as organisms, as they have been considered either as very simple microorganisms or very complex molecules.
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