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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkjul /


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Although creatine is best known for helping muscles rapidly regenerate adenosine triphosphate, the molecule that powers cells, the brain also depends heavily on this energy system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

In this approach, a molecule known as a donor absorbs visible light and enters a high-energy triplet state.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

When a lone-star tick bites you, it introduces the sugar molecule alpha-gal into your bloodstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Inside kidney cells, urate acts as a signaling molecule.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

It might be a microbe, a strand of lost nucleic acid, a molecule of enzyme, or a nameless hairless little being with sharp gray eyes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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