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Answer for the clue "Two-ply molecular structure ", 7 letters:
bilayer

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n. Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules

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For bilayers in biology, see lipid bilayer A bilayer is a double layer of closely packed atoms or molecules. The properties of bilayers are often studied in condensed matter physics , particularly in the context of semiconductor devices , where two distinct ...

Usage examples of bilayer.

Baths of salt and percolating streams of micro-elements, genomic plug-ins, bilayer diffusion circuits and protein gradients, syncretic information systems.

In particular, those vesicles that have developed the ability to synthesize simple proteins that stabilize their delicate lipid bilayer membranes will be more likely to survive than those that have not.

The first is a series of autocatalytic chemical reactions concentrated within tiny vesicles whose skins are self-organizing lipid bilayers.