simple molecules

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simple
adjective
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/ˈsɪm.pəl/
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/ˈsɪm.pəl/
easy to understand or do; ...
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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 ofsimpleandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example methane is asimplemoleculefrom which to form a main group fragment.
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Being asimplemolecule, ethylene is spectroscopically simple.
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As the complexity of the ensemble of primitive biomolecules was very low, primitive catalysts had necessarily to be very simple molecules or ions.
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But the essence of life is not so much the atoms and simple molecules that make us up as the way in which they are put together.#!
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Polymers can crystallize through a variety of different regimes and unlike simple molecules, the polymer crystal lamellae have two very different surfaces.
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For simple molecules, the bottom-up approach is the method of choice.
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Here, simple molecules created through the acidogenesis phase are further digested by acetogens to produce largely acetic acid, as well as carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
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Hypothesized artificial life, self-replicating machines, and most simple molecules capable of self-replication are not usually considered living.
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The global minimum for some simple molecules can be discovered quite easily with certainty.
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In the context of abiogenesis, the lipid-world suggests assemblies of simple molecules, such as lipids, can store and propagate information, thus undergo evolution.
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Therefore, its utility in structure determination is usually limited to simple molecules.
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For simple molecules, a condensed (or semi-structural) formula is a type of chemical formula that may fully imply a correct structural formula.
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When the chemical compound of the formula consists of simple molecules, chemical formulas often employ ways to suggest the structure of the molecule.
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This level of order can be sufficient to deduce the structure of simple molecules, or to determine the coarse features of more complicated molecules.
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Autotrophs such as plants can construct the complex organic molecules in cells such as polysaccharides and proteins from simple molecules like carbon dioxide and water.
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These relatively simple molecules may be then used to further synthesise more complicated molecules, including proteins, complex carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids, or be respired to perform work.
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