📖 Definitions of "Bilayers"
noun
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Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bilayers"
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| phospholipidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes. |
| macromoleculenoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins). |
| sphingomyelinnoun | (organic chemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue |
| anionicnoun | (informal) an anionic detergent |
| micellenoun | (chemistry) a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration |
| supramolecularnoun | (chemistry) Consisting of many molecules; of scale or complexity greater than that of a molecule. |
| tetramernoun | (chemistry) An oligomer having four subunits. |
| hydrophobicitynoun | (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic. |
| polyelectrolytenoun | A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein). |
| amphiphilicnoun | (chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. |
| boron nitridenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers. |
| paramagneticnoun | (physics) Exhibiting paramagnetism. |
| polyacrylamidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc. |
| icosahedralnoun | Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron. |
| glycolipidnoun | (biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes |
| proteinaceousnoun | Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein |
| gelationnoun | The formation of a gel, especially from a sol. |
| agarosenoun | A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis. |
| carbonylsnoun | (organic chemistry) A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others. |
| peroxidasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides. |
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