#macromolecule

• Aquasol — A colloidal system consisting of a stable solution or suspension where the structural dispersion medium is water, and the dispersed phase consists of microscopic solid particles or hydrophilic macromolecules; also, in pedology, the term can generically refer to a soil type strongly influenced by the presence of groundwater or stagnant water. This compound plays a major role in biochemical processes, facilitating efficient nutrient transport.
• Alkali cellulose — An intermediate product obtained in the chemical industry by treating cellulose with a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda). This compound plays an essential structural role in the manufacture of viscose, rayon, and cellophane, facilitating the subsequent chemical reactivity of fibers by altering the macromolecular molecular arrangement.
• Amylose — A linear polysaccharide composed of hundreds to thousands of glucose units joined exclusively by alpha-one-four-glucosidic bonds, which constitutes, alongside amylose, the structural component of starch (representing approximately twenty to thirty percent of its mass). It has a specific helical structure, is soluble in hot water, and yields a characteristic intense blue coloration in the presence of iodine, playing a key role in the textural properties of starch gels.
• Anisomer — An asymmetric isomer or a compound substance formed by molecules whose segments or atomic groups do not present an equal ratio of geometric, structural, or molecular mass symmetry. As an adjective, it describes a state, chemical bond, or macromolecular process characterized by the inequality of components or polymeric segments, causing divergent physico-chemical properties.