primary structure

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primary structure [′prī‚mer·ē ′strək·chər]

(aerospace engineering)

The main framework, of an aircraft including fittings and attachments; any structural member whose failure would seriously impair the safety of the missile is a part of the primary structure.

(biochemistry)

The sequence of amino acids in the molecule of a protein or a peptide.

(geology)

A structure, in an igneous rock, that formed at the same time as the rock, but before its final consolidation.

(organic chemistry)

The chemical structure of a polymer chain.

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