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biomolecule

biomolecule noun: molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).

Noun

biomolecule (plural biomolecules)

  1. Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).
    • Zinc oxide is biosafe and, therefore, there are no toxic effects for biomedical applications that immobilize and modify biomolecules (Kumar and Shen, 2008).2011, Sam Zhang, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook: Applications, page 343
    • In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.2016, S. Hamed Shams Mousavi, Sajanlal R. Panikkanvalappil, Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi, “Large Enhancement of Circular Dichroism Using an Embossed Chiral Metamaterial”, in arXiv

biomolecule meaning in Hindi and Vietnamese

biomolecule in Hindi

molecules
जैवाणु jaivāṇu

biomolecule in Vietnamese

molecules
phân tử sinh học

Forms of biomolecule

pluralbiomolecules

Origin of biomolecule

From bio- + molecule.

Questions about biomolecule

What does biomolecule mean?
Biomolecule means molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).
What is biomolecule in Hindi?
Biomolecule in Hindi is जैवाणु (jaivāṇu). See Biomolecule meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is biomolecule?
Biomolecule is a noun.
What is the plural of biomolecule?
The plural of biomolecule is biomolecules.

Words near biomolecule in the dictionary

  1. biomodulatory
  2. biomolecular
  3. biomolecular condensate
  4. biomolecular condensates
  5. biomolecularly
  6. biomolecule
  7. biomolecules
  8. biomom
  9. biomoms
  10. biomonitor
  11. biomonitoring

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