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Definition of sidechain in English English dictionary
- A part of an organic molecule that is attached to a core structure
- sidechain theory
- In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex
- sidechain theory
- Complex molecules react with one another through certain of their side chains, but only when these side chains have a definite correspondence in structure (this account for the specific action of antitoxins)
- sidechain theory
- A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena