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Topics referred to by the same term
Molecular surface may refer to one of the following. The Van der Waals surface Accessible surface area or Connolly surface Any of isosurfaces for a molecule
Molecular_surface
Surface area of a biomolecule accessible to a solvent
measurement in molecular biology). ASA was first described by Lee & Richards in 1971 and is sometimes called the Lee-Richards molecular surface. ASA is typically
Accessible_surface_area
Chemical property measurement
Winfried; Dandekar, Thomas; Förster, Carola (2013). "Analysing molecular polar surface descriptors to predict blood-brain barrier permeation". International
Polar_surface_area
Prediction method in molecular modeling
These features may include molecular surface/complementary surface descriptors. In this case, the receptor's molecular surface is described in terms of
Docking_(molecular)
Technology with features near one nanometer
such as surface science, organic chemistry, molecular biology, semiconductor physics, energy storage, engineering, microfabrication, and molecular engineering
Nanotechnology
Electrically neutral group of two or more atoms
molecules Molecular biology Molecular design software Molecular engineering Molecular geometry Molecular Hamiltonian Molecular ion Molecular modelling
Molecule
Molecule interaction model
physical molecular models based on van der Waals radii, and allowed broad pedagogical and research use of a model showing the van der Waals surfaces of molecules
Van_der_Waals_surface
Approximate quantum chemistry model
incompressible All parts of the molecular surfaces can be in contact with each other Only pairwise interactions of molecular surface patches are allowed As long
COSMO-RS
Molecular-scale artificial or biological device
materials research, homogenous catalysis and surface chemistry). Several definitions describe a "molecular machine" as a class of molecules typically described
Molecular_machine
American computer scientist
in graphically modeling molecular surfaces: We have developed an algorithm for efficiently computing a smooth molecular surface. Our algorithm parallelizes
Amitabh_Varshney
Biomolecule consisting of chains of amino acid residues
as the binding site and is often a depression or "pocket" on the molecular surface. This binding ability is mediated by the tertiary structure of the
Protein
Computer graphics
Aviad. "Molecular Surface Representation". www.cs.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 14 June 2022. O'Donnell, TJ. "The Science and Art of Molecular Surfaces". www.cs
Molecular_graphics
Computer simulations to discover and understand chemical properties
Molecular dynamics (MD) is a computer simulation method for analyzing the physical movements of atoms and molecules. The atoms and molecules are allowed
Molecular_dynamics
Filter material with homogeneously sized pores in the nanometer range
A molecular sieve is a material with pores of uniform size comparable to that of individual molecules, linking the interior of the solid to its exterior
Molecular_sieve
Outermost layer of a physical object
provide experimental data on the structure and motion of molecular adsorbates adsorbed on surfaces. The aim of such methods is to provide the data needed
Surface
Visualization and modelling software
Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) is a molecular modelling and visualization computer program. VMD is developed mainly as a tool to view and analyze the
Visual_Molecular_Dynamics
Type of interstellar cloud
A molecular cloud—sometimes called a stellar nursery if star formation is occurring within—is a type of interstellar cloud of which the density and size
Molecular_cloud
British chemist (1866–1948)
and organic structure studies, and was most famous for her work on molecular surface energies with Sir William Ramsay between 1893 and 1902. Aston appeared
Emily_Aston
Proposed cause of autoimmunity
Molecular mimicry is the theoretical possibility that sequence similarities between foreign and self-peptides are enough to result in the cross-activation
Molecular_mimicry
Crystal growth process
Molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) is an epitaxy method for thin-film deposition of single crystals. MBE is widely used in the manufacture of semiconductor
Molecular-beam_epitaxy
Topics referred to by the same term
Godsmack, and Dropbox Lee-Richards annular monoplane Lee-Richards molecular surface Killing of Richard Lee Richards (1960–2021), American man who was
Lee_Richards
affinity for the surface. The order of protein adsorption also depends on the molecular weight of the species adsorbing. Typically, low molecular weight proteins
Vroman_effect
Third planet from the Sun
being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its ocean, which covers
Earth
particular pocket ID by solvent accessible surface model (Richards' surface) and by molecular surface model (Connolly surface), all calculated analytically. The
Computer Atlas of Surface Topography of Proteins
Computer_Atlas_of_Surface_Topography_of_Proteins
Biological membrane that separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment
Functions". Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.). Archived from the original on 2018-06-05. Brandley BK, Schnaar RL (July 1986). "Cell-surface carbohydrates
Cell_membrane
Number of molecules that participate in a single-step reaction
with a metal catalyst, molecular dihydrogen first dissociates onto the metal surface into hydrogen atoms bound to the surface, and it is these monatomic
Molecularity
Technology
Molecular nanotechnology (MNT) is a technology based on the ability to build structures to complex, atomic specifications by means of mechanosynthesis
Molecular_nanotechnology
Chemical compound
contain a molecular motor, hence, it is not really a car. Rather, it was designed to answer the question of how fullerenes move about on metal surfaces; specifically
Nanocar
Insect-specific neurotoxin
Arg(35), form a contiguous molecular surface that is essential for toxin activity. It has been proposed that this surface of the beta-hairpin is a key
Omega-Atracotoxin
Field of study in molecular properties
the molecular and nano-scale. The growing complexity of surface-bound molecular systems has driven the development of increasingly refined surface analysis
Molecular_engineering
Scientific study of cuisine
Molecular gastronomy is the scientific approach of cuisine from primarily the perspective of chemistry. The composition (molecular structure), properties
Molecular_gastronomy
American molecular modelling software company
- Rapid binding site comparison, GPU enabled. Spicoli TK - Rapid molecular surface generation, manipulation and interrogation. Spruce TK - Protein preparation
OpenEye_Scientific_Software
Surface second harmonic generation is a method for probing interfaces in atomic and molecular systems. In second harmonic generation (SHG), the light
Surface second harmonic generation
Surface_second_harmonic_generation
Negative ion that accepts electrons
Superelectrophilic anions are a class of molecular ions that exhibit highly electrophilic reaction behavior despite their overall negative charge. Thus
Superelectrophilic_anion
Open-source Java viewer for 3D chemical structures
like ball-and-stick models, space-filling models, ribbon diagrams, molecular surfaces, etc. Jmol supports a wide range of chemical file formats, including
Jmol
Interactions between groups of atoms that do not arise from chemical bonds
nanotechnology, surface science, and condensed matter physics. It also underlies many properties of organic compounds and molecular solids, including
Van_der_Waals_force
Polypeptide used to maintain the shape of proteins in experimental vaccines
A molecular clamp is a polypeptide used to maintain the shape of proteins in some experimental vaccines. On a virus, pre-fusion proteins on their surface
Molecular_clamp
Discovering chemical properties by physical simulations
Reference Frame (NERF) method. Molecular modelling methods are used routinely to investigate the structure, dynamics, surface properties, and thermodynamics
Molecular_modelling
lone pair. This gives rise to the surface bound chirality of the molecule. The asymmetry of the molecular surface interface gives rise to an asymmetrical
Single-molecule electric motor
Single-molecule_electric_motor
Scientific application
construction of the molecular surface and the use of induced surface charge to calculate reaction field energies: applications to the molecular systems and geometric
DelPhi
Accumulation and adhesion of molecules to a surface without penetration
mechanisms than their molecular or atomic analogs. Some of the major driving forces behind protein adsorption include: surface energy, intermolecular
Protein_adsorption
Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
Surface tension is the energy per unit area due to having a surface in a liquid. It has the dimension of force per unit length, or energy per unit area
Surface_tension
Molecular distillation is a type of short-path vacuum distillation, characterized by an extremely low vacuum pressure, 0.01 torr or below, which is performed
Molecular_distillation
Coherent delocalized electron oscillations
Surface plasmons (SPs) are coherent delocalized electron oscillations that exist at the interface between any two materials where the real part of the
Surface_plasmon
Class of chemical compounds
its surface conformation, promoting interactions with other proteins that would not normally associate. By reshaping protein surfaces, molecular glues
Molecular_glue
Solid polymer material
a much higher molecular weight resin and has a far better abrasion resistance, and therefore the shavings are greatly reduced. Surfaces have to be cleaned
Synthetic_ice
charge fits molecular surface calculations interfaces to other programs Software for molecular mechanics modelling Hinsen K (2000). "The Molecular Modeling
Molecular_Modelling_Toolkit
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
with the carboxy-terminal tail of VCP are PLAA, PNGase, and Ufd2. The molecular basis for cofactor binding has been studied for some cofactors that interact
Valosin-containing_protein
Physical quantity
Molecular Conductance ( G = I / V {\displaystyle G=I/V} ), or the conductance of a single molecule, is a physical quantity in molecular electronics. Molecular
Molecular_conductance
Method in computational chemistry
"explicit" solvent molecules, most often used in molecular dynamics simulations and in other applications of molecular mechanics. The method is often applied to
Implicit_solvation
Self-propulsion of a person over ice, wearing bladed skates
June 1997). "Molecular surface structure of ice(0001): dynamical low-energy electron diffraction, total-energy calculations and molecular dynamics simulations"
Ice_skating
Analytical technique that probes molecular layers adsorbed to the surface of a waveguide
interferometry (DPI) is an analytical technique that probes molecular layers adsorbed to the surface of a waveguide using the evanescent wave of a laser beam
Dual-polarization interferometry
Dual-polarization_interferometry
Electron transfer protein
protonated. While the molecular surface of the protein near the copper binding site varies slightly, all plastocyanins have a hydrophobic surface surrounding the
Plastocyanin
Molecule with ability to reversibly switch states
A molecular switch is a molecule that can be switched between two or more stable or metastable states with the use of any external (exogenous) or internal
Molecular_switch
Surface energy transfer (SET) is a dipole-surface energy transfer process involving a metallic surface and a molecular dipole. The SET rate follows the
Surface_energy_transfer
Computational modeling of molecular interaction
Shape complementarity of molecular surfaces ("stereochemistry"). Free energies, estimated using parameters from molecular mechanics force fields such
Macromolecular_docking
Study of the 3D shapes of molecules
the potential energy surface. Geometries can also be computed by ab initio quantum chemistry methods to high accuracy. The molecular geometry can be different
Molecular_geometry
Physical contact with a solvent
the amino acid. Residue depth: distance of the amino acid to the molecular surface. Half sphere exposure: number of amino acid neighbors within two half
Solvent_exposure
Molecular dynamics simulation technique
Surface hopping is a mixed quantum-classical technique that incorporates quantum mechanical effects into molecular dynamics simulations. Traditional molecular
Surface_hopping
Study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases
molecules to the surface is known as adsorption. This can be due to either chemisorption or physisorption, and the strength of molecular adsorption to a
Surface_science
Tissue
main categories – conventional and nonconventional. It is based on molecular surface properties and the place where they acquire their final effector cytotoxic
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
Gut-associated_lymphoid_tissue
Emerging technology field
synthetic molecular motors to surfaces. These primitive nanomachines have been shown to undergo machine-like motions when confined to the surface of a macroscopic
Nanorobotics
Chinese physical chemist
vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) for complex molecular surfaces and interfaces". Progress in Surface Science. 91 (4): 155–182. December 2016. doi:10
Wang_Hongfei
Road covered with durable surface material
cement slurry to the surface to produce a smoother, denser surface free from honeycombing. The water allows the mix to combine molecularly in a chemical reaction
Road_surface
Understanding of gas properties in terms of molecular motion
distribution of molecular motions. Let ε 0 {\displaystyle \varepsilon _{0}} be the molecular kinetic energy of the gas at an imaginary horizontal surface inside
Kinetic_theory_of_gases
Artificial vacuum with very low pressure
laminar and free molecular, defined by whether the dominant interactions are particle-particle (laminar) or particle-chamber (molecular). At UHV pressures
Ultra-high_vacuum
Mammalian milk protein
Kumosinski TF, Brown EM, Farrell HM (September 1993). "Three-dimensional molecular modeling of bovine caseins: a refined, energy-minimized kappa-casein structure"
K-casein
Highly ordered, branched polymeric molecule
molecular surface. Dendrimers may have a single surface functional group, or may be modified to allow for multiple functional groups on the surface.
Dendrimer
Surface coated by antimicrobials to inhibit microbial growth
antimicrobial surface is coated by an antimicrobial agent that inhibits the ability of microorganisms to grow on the surface of a material. Such surfaces are becoming
Antimicrobial_surface
Molecular descriptors play a fundamental role in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, environmental protection policy, and health researches, as well as
Molecular_descriptor
Type of 3D molecular model
structure Van der Waals surface – Molecule interaction model CPK coloring – Colour convention for differentiating atoms Molecular graphics – Computer graphics
Space-filling_model
Topics referred to by the same term
Field emission microscopy, an analytical technique to investigate molecular surface structures Finite element machine, a parallel computer project by
FEM
State of matter
which persists over a few molecular diameters. In all liquids, excluded volume interactions induce short-range order in molecular positions (center-of-mass
Liquid
Group of peptides
amyloid beta. Atomic force microscopy, which can visualize nanoscale molecular surfaces, can be used to determine the aggregation state of amyloid beta in
Amyloid_beta
Ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface
make two separate surfaces), so they are termed "high-energy". Most molecular liquids achieve complete wetting with high-energy surfaces. The other type
Wetting
Molecular memory is a term for data storage technologies that use molecular species as the data storage element, rather than e.g. circuits, magnetics
Molecular_memory
Electrically conductive molecular chains
Molecular wires (or sometimes called molecular nanowires) are molecular chains that conduct electric current. They are the proposed building blocks for
Molecular_wire
Physical model for representing molecules
models of molecular properties and behavior is referred to as molecular modeling, and their graphical depiction is referred to as molecular graphics.
Molecular_model
Pump designed to create and maintain high vacuum
momentum in a desired direction by repeated collision with a moving solid surface. In a turbomolecular pump, a rapidly spinning fan rotor 'hits' gas molecules
Turbomolecular_pump
of cellular and molecular biology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in the study of cell biology, molecular biology, and related
Glossary of cellular and molecular biology (M–Z)
Glossary_of_cellular_and_molecular_biology_(M–Z)
Surface area per unit volume
The surface-area-to-volume ratio or surface-to-volume ratio (denoted as SA:V, SA/V, or sa/vol) is the ratio between surface area and volume of an object
Surface-area-to-volume_ratio
Vapour phase thin film deposition technique
Molecular layer deposition (MLD) is a vapour phase thin film deposition technique based on self-limiting surface reactions carried out in a sequential
Molecular_layer_deposition
Attachment of an organosilyl group to some chemical species
groups to molecular substrates. Silanization mechanisms vary with substrate and with silanization reagent. In the usual circumstance, surface MOH groups
Silanization
Man-made molecular machines
Synthetic molecular motors are molecular machines capable of continuous directional rotation under an energy input. Although the term "molecular motor" has
Synthetic_molecular_motor
Physics applied to chemical systems
always) a supra-molecular science, as the majority of the principles on which it was founded relate to the bulk rather than the molecular or atomic structure
Physical_chemistry
Immune organ that filters blood
pancreas. The renal surface is directed medialward and downward. It is somewhat flattened, considerably narrower than the gastric surface, and is in relation
Spleen
Angle between a liquid–vapor interface and a solid surface
solid to the liquid surface. It changes with surface tension and hence with the temperature and purity of the liquid. A recent molecular energetic perspective
Contact_angle
(MStA); C-Map -- Contact Map Surf -- Connolly Molecular Surface Alignment SASA -- Solvent Accessible Surface Area Dihed -- Dihedral Backbone Angles PB --
Structural_alignment_software
Branch of neuroscience
Molecular neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that observes concepts in molecular biology applied to the nervous systems of animals. The scope of
Molecular_neuroscience
Computational method in Chemistry
The fragment molecular orbital method (FMO) is a computational method that can be used to calculate very large molecular systems with thousands of atoms
Fragment_molecular_orbital
ParaSurf is a molecular modelling system using semi-empirical orbital programs to construct molecular surfaces and calculate local properties and descriptors
ParaSurf
Excess energy at the surface of a material relative to its interior
In surface science, surface energy (also interfacial free energy or surface free energy) quantifies the disruption of intermolecular bonds that occurs
Surface_energy
Function describing the energy of a physical system in terms of certain parameters
A potential energy surface (PES) or energy landscape describes the energy of a system, especially a collection of atoms, in terms of certain parameters
Potential_energy_surface
Scientific field of study
electromagnetism; relativity; quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and molecular physics; optics and acoustics; condensed matter physics; high-energy particle
Physics
Curve in a liquid's surface due to adhesion to the container walls
Conrad L.; Jurs, Peter C. (2005). Chemistry: The Molecular Science. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. p. 290. "Surface and interfacial tension | White Paper". Biolin
Meniscus_(liquid)
Topological index of a molecule
72: 47. Gutman, Ivan; Körtvélyesi, T. (1995), "Wiener indices and molecular surfaces", Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 50a (7): 669–671, Bibcode:1995ZNatA
Wiener_index
Branch of chemistry and electronics
Molecular electronics is the study and application of molecular building blocks for the fabrication of electronic components. It is an interdisciplinary
Molecular_electronics
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
ice on the surface since they are shielded from the sun. In October 2020, astronomers reported detecting molecular water on the sunlit surface of the Moon
Moon
Molecular modelling software
edges, multicolor backgrounds standard molecular representations (sticks, spheres, ribbons, molecular surfaces) pipes-and-planks for helices and strands;
UCSF_Chimera
Form of food
forming, mixing, compressibility and surface activity. Food powder may be amorphous or crystalline in their molecular level structure. Depending on the process
Food_powder
MOLECULAR SURFACE
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese
Silver Voice; Hell's Door; Slanting Surface
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Surface of the Earth
Male
Portuguese
Variant spelling of Portuguese Hélder, ÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese name derived from the name of a Dutch town, from Middle Dutch helldinge, HÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Boy/Male
Finnish, Indian, Sanskrit
Molecule; Particle; Earth; Born of Dust
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’. Compare Tesler.German : variant of Teschner.English : from an agent derivative of Old English tǣsel ‘teasel’, hence an occupational name for someone whose job was to brush the surface of newly-woven cloth or to card wood preparatory to spinning, using the dry seed-heads of teasels (a kind of thistle).
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, British, Celebrity, English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sindhi, Telugu
A Small; Natural Hollow on the Surface of the Body; Happy; Dimples
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Greenery; The Lush Greenery on the Surface of the Earth
Female
English
 English name derived from the flower name which originally meant "a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," but later acquired the POSY means "bouquet, flower." Pet form of English Josephine, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of Paul; Small; Slanting Surface; Clear
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : from a Germanic personal name, Halidher, composed of the elements halið ‘hero’ + hari, heri ‘army’, or from another personal name, Hildher, composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + the same second element.Dutch and North German : topographic name for someone living on a slope, from Middle Dutch helldinge ‘slanting surface’. Compare Halder.English : from an agent derivative of Old English healdan ‘to hold’, hence a name denoting an occupier or tenant. Compare Holder.English : variant of Hilder.English : possibly a variant of Elder, with the addition of an inorganic initial H-.
Girl/Female
African, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kenyan, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Small; Atom; Black; Molecule; Seed
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Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Oriya
Honey Bee; Love; Sweet Friend
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Aldous.
Biblical
tears and groans of judgment
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Lovely tune.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fortunate, Good day
Girl/Female
Tamil
Muthammal | à®®à¯à®¤à®¾à®®à¯à®®à®²
Pure, Like a Pearl
Girl/Female
Muslim
Thankfulness, Praise
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Goodenough.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Chanting God's Name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.English : variant (plural) of Down.
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a.
Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision.
n.
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
n.
A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.
n.
The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
n.
One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.
n.
A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.
n.
The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.
a.
Having five atoms in the molecule.
adv.
With molecules; in the manner of molecules.
n.
Butane, each molecule of which has four carbon atoms.
a.
Having six atoms in the molecule.
n.
One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.
a.
Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.
a.
Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope.
a.
Monocular.
a.
Between molecules; situated, or acting, between the molecules of bodies.
n.
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
n.
The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.
n. pl.
Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.