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noun

Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.

the basic parts of an aircraft, damage to which would be dangerous.

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How to use primary structure in a sentence

Scruff believes that sex is not the primary concern of users.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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He has picked pre-primary brawls with Christie, Perry, and Marco Rubio.
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“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
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Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
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Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
But dwelling means a special kind of structure—a building occupied by man—a place to live in.
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That—and no existing institution and no current issue—is the primary concern of the present age.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The building, a mosque-like structure of considerable size, was situated in the midst of a grove of mango trees.
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Scientific definitions for primary structure

primary structure

The linear sequence of amino acids in a protein. See also quaternary structure secondary structure tertiary structure.