Definition of side chain
: a shorter chain or group of atoms attached to a principal chain or to a ring in a molecule
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At that resolution, the researchers could make out the side chains of the virus’s proteins, which had been difficult to see in earlier images by other groups.
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First Known Use of side chain
1873
Medical Dictionary
side chain
medical Definition of side chain
: a branched chain of atoms attached to the principal chain or to a ring in a molecule
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