Eli5: What are human body cells made of?

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I were never good at Biology, but always wanted to know what a cell is actually made off. I know there are some little things in the cell, but what I meant, what chemical elements is one made off?

I suppose mostly of H2O, but maybe something else. That’s why I’m here, as I couldn’t find anything online. Maybe I’m just too stupid to find things on the web, but anyways, I would love to know it. Thank you guys!

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Aside from water, the human body is mostly composed of a few types of macromolecules. Namely, Carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and nucleic acids. They are in turn composed of smaller subunits called monosaccharides, amino acids, fatty acids, and nucleotides, respectively.

If your interested there are plenty of introductory biology textbooks that you can find online for free.

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