Proteins, complex carbohydrates, like starch, fats, and nucleic acids are the important biological macromolecules and are essential to life. You learned that many industries depend on macromolecules such as elastomers, fibers and plastics.
For the album by Vic Mignogna, see Metafiction (album). Metafiction is a literary device used self-consciously and systematically to draw attention to a work's status as an artifact. It poses questions about the relationship between fiction and reality, usually using irony and self-reflection.
Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling of dissolved chemicals from herbal or plant material, which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. Decoction involves first mashing and then boiling in water to extract oils, volatile organic compounds and other chemical substances.