organic molecules

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1. The smallest units of organic compounds. Important examples of these molecules are based on chains of carbon atoms and come in four major categories: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).

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Example Sentences

The ligands are organic molecules similar to what pharmaceutical companies make, Su said.

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This process excites the organic molecules, which then release energy as light quanta.

From Science Daily

In certain scenarios, nearly half of the modeled particles transported newly created organic molecules from the broader protosolar nebula into Jupiter's circumplanetary disk, where they were incorporated into the growing moons with little chemical change.

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Another advantage of metal-organic frameworks: You can create them using a huge variety of metals and organic molecules.

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By modeling how radiation gradually destroys organic molecules, they calculated how much material would have existed before being degraded.

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