structural biology

noun

A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).

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Meanings

nounstructural biology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 結構生物學 /结构生物学
  • 結構生物學 /结构生物学 (jiégòu shēngwùxué)branch
Dutch structuurbiologie
  • structuurbiologiebranch
Finnish rakennebiologia
  • rakennebiologiabranch
German Strukturbiologie
  • Strukturbiologiebranch
Hindi संरचनात्मक जीवविज्ञान
  • संरचनात्मक जीवविज्ञान (sanracnātmak jīvvijñān)branch
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “structural biology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20biology.

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