polar molecule
Americannoun
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Producing such a complex molecule from methane highlights the potential of this approach to turn an abundant, inexpensive gas into sophisticated and commercially important chemicals.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
“You’ve got the parent pesticide molecule that can break down into something that’s ... still a complex molecule, fairly fluorinated,” he adds.
From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2022
This small west-African fruit contains miraculin, a complex molecule that temporarily disrupts the sour and bitter receptors on the human tongue.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2018
A complex molecule may contain many such carbon atoms — and if even one of them has the wrong configuration, the compound can end up interacting badly with the human body.
From Nature • Sep. 5, 2016
Each spiraling ladder of your DNA is a single, amazingly complex molecule.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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