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Noun: side chain
  1. (chemistry) that part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical
     
  2. (biochemistry) the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins

Derived forms: side chains

Encyclopedia: Side chain

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