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Addition Polymerisation

Polymerisation in which unsaturated monomers add to one another with no loss of any atoms.

n CH₂=CH₂ → –(CH₂–CH₂)ₙ– Dimensionless Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry

Adenosine Triphosphate

The nucleotide that acts as the universal energy currency of living cells.

ATP + H₂O → ADP + Pᵢ kJ/mol Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry

Amino Acid

An organic compound containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group attached to the same carbon.

H₂N–CHR–COOH Dimensionless