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• Threose nucleic acid
  ...[[polymer]] similar to [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] but differing in the composition of its "backbone". TNA is not known to occur naturally. ...epeating [[threose]] units linked by [[phosphodiester bond]]s. The threose molecule is easier to assemble than ribose making it a possible precursor to RNA.
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• Biopolymer
  [[File:ADN animation.gif|thumb|right|220px|Microstructure of part of a [[DNA]] [[double helix]] '''biopolymer''']] ...[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, are [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid]]s, and [[n
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• Arabinogalactan
  ...agel EA, Bacic A, Clarke AE|year=2000|title=Cell and developmental biology of arabinogalactan-proteins|publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers|id= IS The microbial arabinogalactan is a major structural component of the [[mycobacterial]] [[cell wall]].<ref>
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• Factors of polymer weathering
  ...erature, moisture and atmospheric oxygen, that acts as the main parameters of stress for outdoor weathering. ...gical conditions. Therefore, in order to understand and predict the effect of weather on materials, data are required on each factor that may contribute
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• Polymer
  [[Image:Single Polymer Chains AFM.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Appearance of real linear polymer chains as ...l of the American Chemical Society|volume=127|issue=45|pages=15688–15689|year=2005|pmid=16277495}}</ref>]]
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• Antimicrobial polymers
  ...title=The Chemistry and Applications of Antimicrobial Polymers: A State of the Art Review|journal=BioMacromolecules|publisher=American Chemical Society|vo ...mall molecule antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial polymers are shown in the following table:<ref name="Review"/>
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• Coordination polymers
  ...nal|last=You|first=X.|year=2006|title=Synthesis, structures and properties of alkaline earth metal benzene-1,4-dioxylacetates with three-dimensional hybr ...ef name="Chen">{{cite journal|last=Chen|first=X|coauthors=Ye, B., Tong, M.|year=2005|title=Metal-organic molecular architectures with 2,2′-bipyridyl-like
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• Crystallization of polymers
  ...ly by the degree of crystallinity, but also by the size and orientation of the molecular chains. [[File:Polymerketten - amorph und kristallinEN.svg|thumb|The arrangement of molecular chains in amorphous and semicrystalline polymers.]]
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• Polyethylene
  {{Redirect|Polythene|the Feeder album|Polythene (album)}} [[Image:Polyethylene-3D-vdW.png|thumb|Space-filling model of a '''polyethylene''' chain.]]
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...regular single-strand organic polymers|journal=Pure and Applied Chemistry|year=2002|volume=74|issue=10|pages=1921–1956|doi=10.1351/pac200274101921}}</re ...polyoxyethylene (POE)''', depending on its [[molecular weight]], and under the tradename '''Carbowax'''.
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• Double layer (interfacial)
  ...d [[thermal motion]] rather than being firmly anchored. It is thus called the '''diffuse layer'''. ...solid, there may be another double layer (unmarked on the drawing) inside the solid.]]
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...no-scale. Phenomena of fluids in nano-scale structure are discovered to be of different properties in [[electrochemistry]] and [[fluid dynamics]]. ...ailure of moving parts in these systems are usually the critical issue and the main drawback. Mechanism to control flow without using mechanical parts are
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• Petroleum
  ...s first used in the treatise ''De Natura Fossilium'', published in 1546 by the [[Germany|German]] mineralogist [[Georg Bauer]], also known as Georgius Agr ...es depending on the subsurface conditions, and on the [[phase diagram]] of the petroleum mixture.<ref name="Hyne 2001">Hyne (2001), pp. 1–4.</ref>
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• Colloid
  ...:Milk.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Milk]] is an [[emulsion|emulsified]] colloid of liquid [[butterfat]] globules dispersed within a [[water]]-based liquid.]] A colloidal system consists of two separate phases: a ''dispersed phase'' (or ''internal phase'') and a ''
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• Coffea
  {{About|the biology of coffee|the beverage|Coffee}} |image2_caption = Mature fruit of a ''Coffea'' species
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• Sugar
  :''For the common table sugar, see [[sucrose]].'' [[Image:Sugar 2xmacro.jpg|right|thumb|Magnification of grains of [[sucrose]], the most common sugar.]]
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• Embalming chemicals
  ...and is used to preserve deceased (dead) individuals, sometimes only until the [[funeral]], other times indefinitely. ...vents. The formaldehyde content generally ranges from 5 to 29 percent and the ethanol content may range from 9 to 56 percent.
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• Ski wax
  '''Ski wax''' is a material applied to the bottom of [[ski]]s or [[snowboard]]s to help them perform better on snow. == Types of ski wax ==
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• Jojoba oil
  ...elke, A.R. Kaminski, J.D. Doll, D.H. Putnam, S.M. Combs, and C.V. Hanson | year = 1990 }}</ref> ...he American Oil Chemists' Society 54(5).</ref> The approximate percentages of [[fatty acid]]s in jojoba oil are as follows:
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• Kerosene
  ...ican Gas Light Company and the Downer Company (to which Gesner had granted the right) were allowed to call their lamp oil ''kerosene''.<ref>{{Cite book | title = The golden flood: an informal history of America's first oil field
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