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Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.
Wikipedia
Biopolymers are polymers produced by living organisms; in other words, they are polymeric biomolecules. Since they are polymers, biopolymers contain monomeric units that are covalently bonded to form larger structures. There are three main classes of biopolymers, classified according to the monomeric units used and the structure of the biopolymer formed: polynucleotides ( RNA and DNA), which are long polymers composed of 13 or more nucleotide monomers; polypeptides, which are short polymers of amino acids; and polysaccharides, which are often linear bonded polymeric carbohydrate structures. Cellulose is the most common organic compound and biopolymer on Earth. About 33 percent of all plant matter is cellulose. The cellulose content of cotton is 90 percent, for wood is 50 percent.
Usage examples of "biopolymer".
The entrance looked less like a passageway than some kind of bubble in a biopolymer resin.
The monsters entered the maze of wormwood passages within the greenish biopolymer walls.
The jewel clusters grew larger inside the curved biopolymer structure, deep crimson gems cut in strange facets and unusual shapes, as if they were internal organs.
More dirt and rocks fell from the mountainside as a vibrating hum penetrated the biopolymer skeleton.
He could not grasp how the artifact had responded to the nuclear attack from above, but now all the translucent biopolymer convolutions awakened in a burst of radiance.
The only way discovered by the Cardassians to protect against further deterioration of their pulmonary and nervous systems-the dying of the cones in O'Brien's eyes was only the most "visible" sign of a deteriorating brainmwas to grind up the Praying Lizards, as the chief dubbed them, and extract a long-chain biopolymer that scrubbed the system of cyanogens, at least in the concentrations produced by breathing.
Actually, the biopolymer could be extracted from any "animal" more advanced than those lizards.
Dax and Bashir were desperately trying to synthesize the biopolymer, using samples from the cackling, giggling prisoner.
Bashir would terminate them, pulverize their bodies, and extract the biopolymer for injection via hypospray.
Dax and Bashir were des perately trying to synthesize the biopolymer, using samples from the cackling, giggling prisoner.
Bashir would terminate them, pulverize their bod ies, and extract the biopolymer for injection via hypospray.
Made of a synthetic biopolymer material, they were able to mold directly into the skin with gentle pressure.
Beyond the edges of the guyot, Stateless was unsupported from below-and a solid limestone overhang forty kilometers long, strengthened by biopolymers or not, would have snapped in an instant.