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organic molecule
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a carbon based molecule.
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inorganic molecule
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a molecule without carbon in it
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hydrocarbon
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an organic molecule composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms.
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functional group
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a group of atoms within a molecule that interacts with other molecules in a predictable way
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hydroxyl group
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OH
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carbonyl group
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C=O
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Carboxyl Group
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HO-C=O
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amino group
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H-N-H
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hydrophillic
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literally means "water loving". attracted to water.
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monomers
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small molecular units that make up biomolecules
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polymers
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long chains of monomers
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dehydration reaction
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when a monomer is added to a chain, and a water molecule is relsased. there is always one water molecule dropped per bond so if you know that there are 30 monomers, then 29 waters were dropped.
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carbohydrate
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organic compound made of sugar molecules. sugar. the formula is C6H12O6
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monosaccharides
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sugars contaning one sugar unit. Glucose, Fructose, Galactose.
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disaccharides
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double sugar. a combonation of two monosaccharides. Sucrose and Maltose
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