su·per·mol·e·cule

(so͞o′pər-mŏl′ĭ-kyo͞ol′)

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Noun

supermolecule - any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals

macromolecule

molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"

carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

nucleic acid - (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

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Really, this supermolecule presents a [C.sub.2v] symmetry operation [105] because the interaction is orthogonally arranged between the internuclear axis of the hydrogen fluoride and acetylene (see structure I in Figure 1).

Hydrocarbons as Proton Receptors and Evidences of Unconventional and Unusual [[pi].sup....]H, p-[[pi].sup....] and [C.sup....]H Hydrogen Bonds

Scholars have sought for molecules that inhibit the "parent" molecule of the beta-amyloid supermolecule, to cut back the assembly of the proteins.

Nootropic activity of ethanolic extract of Alangium salvifolium leaves on Scopolamine mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Peanut butter and/or almond butter nut butter can keep you feeling full from the mixture of supermolecule and fat

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A new "supermolecule" could allow nuclear waste to easily be stored and disposed of, according to a new study published by scientists from Indiana University.

New 'Supermolecule' could solve Nuclear waste problem

What makes collagen a kind of supermolecule, however, is its three-dimensional triple helix architecture.

Revitalize aging skin with topical vitamin C

What resulted was a superatom (or maybe a "supermolecule") with a core of 79 gold atoms arranged into a truncated decahedron: two pyramids with pentagonal bases joined together into a diamond shape, but with the pyramids' tips chopped off.

Small, but super: these 'atoms' can't leap tall buildings in a single bound, but they have special powers

The intermolecular energies were determined using the supermolecule approach [37], and the energy corrections were obtained by means of Zero Point Energy (ZPE) [38] and Basis Sets Superposition Error (BSSE) [39] calculations.

A PBE hybrid functional study of blue-shifting and red-shifting hydrogen bonds in [pi] hydrocarbons

All of the constituent two-atom molecules meld to form a single supermolecule, says Deborah S.

Quantum pileup: ultracold molecules meld into oneness

Kerns were studying the behavior of clusters, groups of atoms or molecules that bunch to form a "supermolecule."

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