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citrate
a salt or ester of citric acid
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lactate
a salt or ester of lactic acid
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banana oil
a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
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cellulose ester
any ester of cellulose with an acid
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cyclohexanol phthalate
the cyclohexanol ester of phthalic acid
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ethyl acetate
a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics
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glyceryl ester
an ester of glycerol
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maleate
a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
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base, nucleotide
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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polyester
a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
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urethane
an ester of carbamic acid
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base pair
one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
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AMP, adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid
a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
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ADP, adenosine diphosphate
an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
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ATP, adenosine triphosphate
a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
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butyrin
any of three glycerides of butyric acid
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cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton
a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
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A, deoxyadenosine monophosphate
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
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C, deoxycytidine monophosphate
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
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G, deoxyguanosine monophosphate
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
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T, deoxythymidine monophosphate
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
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acylglycerol, glyceride
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
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glycerin jelly
a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens
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glycerite, glycerole
a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin
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glycerogel, glycerogelatin
a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin
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muton
the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur
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cellulose acetate
an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
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cellulose xanthate, viscose
a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
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palmitin
an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid
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stearin
an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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glycerol trimargarate, margarin
a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
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olein, triolein
a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
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glycerol tripalmitate, tripalmitin
a triglyceride of palmitic acid
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glycerol tristearate, tristearin
a triglyceride of stearic acid
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U, uracil
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
