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biomolecule

biomolecule

1 3.7
A molecule that living things make, like proteins or DNA
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biomolécula
  • Proteins and nucleic acids are types of biomolecules that play crucial roles in living cells.
  • large biomolecules

You just need simple amino acids, just simple biomolecules.

Examples

  • Another useful feature is technetium's ability to bind chemically with many biomolecules.

    Academic text (2006)
  • But even more than that, you have various biomolecules that are very temperature sensitive.

  • So our next class of of biomolecule that we're going to talk about are nucleic acids.

  • Understanding biological systems, then, rests in part on understanding how biomolecules shift shape.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Nanoparticles and nanowires exist on a scale similar to biomolecules such as DNA and proteins.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Such calculations should have a significant impact on our understanding of complicated solids, large biomolecules, and complex liquids.

    Academic text (1999)
  • However, the process of TRR is sophisticated and involves various genes and other biomolecules, and better combinations of genes are expected.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The explosive evaporation of the matrix lifts the biomolecules into the gas phase and transfers charge to them.

    Academic text (2002)
  • On paper, thermal neutrons seem ideal for probing the structure of crystallized biomolecules.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Arrays of surface-bound biomolecules find applications in biosensors, chromatography, diagnostic immunoassays, cell culturing, DNA microarrays, and other analytical procedures.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

biochemical
vsbiomolecule
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A chemical made or used by living things

is limited to molecules actually produced by living organisms

Surface Forms

biomolecule singular
biomolecules plural

Morphology

biomolecule = molecule (transparent) = bio + molecule

The meaning is directly composed from the prefix 'bio-' meaning life or living organisms and the noun 'molecule'.

Etymology

The word biomolecule starts with bio- 'life', the same bio- you see in biology, and ends with molecule 'small unit'. So a biomolecule is a 'small unit of life', like proteins, DNA, or fats that living things are made of.