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10758081638monosaccharideC6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose0
10758081639disaccharidetwo monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose1
10758081640dehydration synthesiscondensation; joining compounds together with water released2
10758081641hydrolysisbreakdown of a compound by adding water3
10758081642polysaccharidepolymers of carbohydrates4
10758081643cellulosestructural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls5
10758081644starchstorage polysaccharide found in plants6
10758081645fatty acidhydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids7
10758081646saturated fatfat without double bonds8
10758081647unsaturated fatfat with double bonds9
10758081648peptide bondbond creating amino acid chains or polymers10
10758081649functional groupcomponents of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions11
10758081650cohesioncapacity to resist tension to rupture12
10758081651polymerlong molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together13
10758081652monomerbuilding block for polymers; only made by producers14
10758081653hydrocarbonorganic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon15
10758081654macromoleculegiant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules16
10758081655glycosodic linkagecovalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration synthesis reaction17
10758081656carboxyloxygen double bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to a hydroxyl group18
10758081657aminenitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton19
10758081658phosphatephosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid20
10758081659nonpolarelectrons shared equally21
10758081660polarelectrons shared unequally22
10758081661cohesionwater's capacity to resist tension to rupture23
10758081662adhesionattraction between different kinds of molecules24
10758081663surface tensionmeasure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid25
10758081664evaporative cooling / heat of vaporizationproperty of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules26
10758081665hydroxylhydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar27

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