(economics) That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues at times of normal, predictable economic activity, as opposed to a cyclical deficit.

plural of structural isomer

Loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material in a structure is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations.

(evolutionary theory) A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.

Misspelling of quaternary structure.

(biochemistry, molecular biology) The arrangement of multiple folded or coiled proteins to form a multi-subunit complex.

(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide that serves to supply stiffness to a plant (typically cellulose) or insect etc (typically chitin)

(biochemistry, molecular biology) The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.

(chemistry) A diagram that shows the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

plural of structural pattern