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Phosphoric

phosphoric

1. (Chem) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.

2. Phosphorescent. A phosphoric sea. glacial phosphoric acid.

(Science: chemistry) Phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.

Origin: Cf. F. Phosphorique.


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Beginner Biology I NEED HELP PLEASE PLEASE!!

... phosphorus 32 be used to detect the presence of nucleic acid but not amino... is this because Nucleic is made up of sub-unit molecules including Phosphoric acid and aminos aren't? Any help would be greatly appreciated....P.S. I'm not necessarily looking for direct answers but help in allowing ...

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by Coralee
Tue May 01, 2007 9:19 am
 
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... phosphorus 32 be used to detect the presence of nucleic acid but not amino... is this because Nucleic is made up of sub-unit molecules including Phosphoric acid and aminos aren't? Any help would be greatly appreciated....P.S. I'm not necessarily looking for direct answers but help in allowing ...

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by Coralee
Tue May 01, 2007 9:18 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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oxyacid valence electrons

Chemistry question: The oxyacids chloric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid share 10 or 12 electrons with their surrounding (oxygen) atoms. How does this jibe with the octet rule? Thank you!

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by mattw
Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:11 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: oxyacid valence electrons
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DNA to RNA

... DNA molecule using paper and showing each nucleotide as a rung in a ladder with the sides of the ladder consisting of sugars hooked together with phosphoric acid. I took one side, which happens to be the left side, of the model to use as the model for making a mRNA strand, also out of paper with ...

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by mcdanco
Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:16 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA to RNA
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I need some help-DNA different from RNA

... DNA molecule is made out of many nucleotides. A nucleotide is made out of a sugar (a pentose that is ribose for RNA and dezoxyribose for DNA), a phosphoric radical and a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine and timine for DNA and adenine, guanine, uracile and timine for RNA). Another ...

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by svetliau
Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:55 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: I need some help-DNA different from RNA
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