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11517978024monosaccharideC6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose0
11517978025disaccharidetwo monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose1
11517978026dehydration synthesiscondensation; joining compounds together with water released2
11517978027hydrolysisbreakdown of a compound by adding water3
11517978028polysaccharidepolymers of carbohydrates4
11517978029cellulosestructural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls5
11517978030starchstorage polysaccharide found in plants6
11517978031fatty acidhydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids7
11517978032saturated fatfat without double bonds8
11517978033unsaturated fatfat with double bonds9
11517978034peptide bondbond creating amino acid chains or polymers10
11517978035functional groupcomponents of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions11
11517978036polymerlong molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together12
11517978037monomerbuilding block for polymers; only made by producers13
11517978038hydrocarbonorganic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon14
11517978039macromoleculegiant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules15
11517978041nonpolarelectrons shared equally16
11517978040phosphatephosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid17
11517978042polarelectrons shared unequally18
11517978043cohesionwater's capacity to resist tension to rupture19
11517978044adhesionattraction between different kinds of molecules20
11517978045surface tensionmeasure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid21
11517978046evaporative cooling / heat of vaporizationproperty of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules22
11517978047hydroxylhydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar23

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