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Monomers
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A molecule that can combine with others to create polymers
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Polymers
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A polymer is a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds.
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Peptides
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Two or more amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) that are chemically linked to each other.
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Saccharides
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A sugar
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Nucleotides
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molecules that, when joined together, make up the structural units of RNA and DNA. In addition, nucleotides play central roles in metabolism.
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Protein
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organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and folded into a globular form
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Polymerization
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a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
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