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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA deoxyribonucleic acid Nucleoid nucleoid A collection. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV64jZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nucleoid</a> is the folded structure of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXHLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAStuff</a> within a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bacterium</a>. Analogous to the chromosome located in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, however, the nucleoid floats freely in the cell's <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjC5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cytoplasm</a>. An organelle found in all eukaryotic cells, that provides for an efficient apparatus for the production of ATP. mitochondrion Mitochondrion <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> means that <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is <i>broader</i> than <code><b>TERM1</b></code>, in an extremely general sense of &quot;broader&quot;. For example, <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code><b>TERM1</b></code> if any of the following hold:<br><br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that subsumes <code><b>TERM1</b></code>; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as an instance; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as parts; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as a part; <br><br> This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff type of polymer PolymerType Polymers are substances made up of very large molecules which are formed by the chaining together of smaller molecules (as in polyethylene) or by condensation and the elimination of moisture (as in nylon). Members of this collection are types, such as nylon, not particular instances of such types. NucleicAcidType nucleic acid A collection of collections. Instances are acids (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rES1yRgrWEdaAAABQ2sS97g" class="cyc_term">AcidType</a>) composed of chains of nucleotides (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgPKzJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PolynucleotideStrand</a>). A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. Each instance of this collection contains DNA which it uses as its primary genetic material. DNA virus DNAVirus organic matter A collection of tangible things. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganicMaterial</a> is a tangible thing composed of one or more types of organic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Molecule</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganicMaterial</a> usually have their origin in the bodies (or other products) of living things. Since some organic substances can be synthesized, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganicMaterial</a> is not a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalTangibleStuff</a>. Chemically, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganicMaterial</a> have fairly (or very) complex carbon-based structures. Examples include all instances of the collections <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZ6ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oil</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXHLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAStuff</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVim-JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Alcohol_Compound</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjL-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ivory</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPart</a>. OrganicMaterial type of organism constituent The collection of all collections whose instances are frequently <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">physicalDecompositions</a> of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjE1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxc48pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismConstituentType</a> include all specs of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBXZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismPart</a>, as well as things like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPzX35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LiquidFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>) and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjuY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cell</a>. OrganismConstituentType Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff The collection of all instances of DNA, the chemical compound composed of individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpIyn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAMolecule</a>s. DNA DNAStuff molecular material MolecularStuff A collection of tangible stuff. Every instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVnjjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MolecularStuff</a> is a portion of stuff composed of covalently-bonded molecules. Thus, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXHLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DNAStuff</a> are subcollections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVnjjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MolecularStuff</a>; each of their instances consists of covalently bonded molecules. But instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj1QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Salt_NaCl</a> are not examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVnjjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MolecularStuff</a>. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a> is not a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVnjjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MolecularStuff</a>, since <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a> denotes anything composed of that element, not just O2 (molecular oxygen) and O3 (ozone). PolyCompoundChemicalType polycompound chemical type The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a> whose instances contain molecules of different instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>.