organic molecules

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 ).

Example Sentences

Since a powder is a powder, the inputs could be anything that contain the right organic molecules.

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On the one hand we have been able to construct artificially such complex organic molecules as sugar and protein.

From Project Gutenberg

I have always said, that the organic molecules were fixed, and that their uniting was caused only by their loss of motion.

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In fact, organic molecules can be divided into two classes according as they give rise to anti-substances or fail to do so.

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Life comes from no mere "precipitation of organic molecules," as Dr. Bennett would have us believe.

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It is upon this theory that Buffon rested his organic molecules, and Ray his vital globules.

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