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polar charged on either end
mixture two or more substances not chemically combined
solution homogenous mixture with no clumps larger than a molecule
homogenous evenly distributed
isomer compounds with same formula but different structure
solvent substance that does the dissolving
solute substance that is dissolved
acid substance that releases hydrogen ions into a solution
base substance that releases hydroxide ions into a solution
pH a measure of the number of hydrogen ions in a solution
neutralization a strong acid and base mixing to make water and a salt
suspension mixture of water and non-dissolved material
inorganic simple substance not containing carbon
organic complex molecule containing carbon
polymerization process of linking many small units into a larger molecule
momomer individual units that are used to make a polymer
macromolecule very large molecule
polymer large molecule made of many smaller units
carbohydrate molecules with C H O ration of 1:2:1
monosaccharide simplest carbohydrate like glucose
dissacharide carbohydrate made of two monosaccharides chemically linked
dehydration removal of water
dehydr. synt. building a more complex molecule AS water is removed
polysaccharide large complex carbohydrate made of many monosaccharides
cellulose a polysaccharide that is not digested by most animals
starch a polysaccharide that is digested by most animals
hydrolysis break with water reverse of dehydration synthesis
lipid waxy oily fatty organic molecule
fatty acid part of a lipid usually three in a lipid
glycerol part of a lipid one in a lipid
unsaturated having double bonds
saturated having no double bonds
phospholipid type of fat having charged areas of phosphate
protein molecule made of amino acids linked; contains C H O N
amino acid unit of which proteins are constructed
peptide several amino acids joined chemically
polypeptide large molecule made of amino acids joined chemically
peptide bond covalent bond that holds amino acids together
enzyme organic catalyst
catalyst substance that helps to speed up a reaction
substrate substance that an enzyme helps to react
active site part of enzyme where the substrate binds
nucleic acid large molecule made of nucleotides
RNA ribonucleic acid
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
cholesterol fat related compound found in animal meats dairy products