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endothermic reaction |
a process in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings ; usually but not always in a form of heat |
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exothermic reaction |
chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat |
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evaporative cooling |
reduction in temperature resulting from the evaporation of a liquid |
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product |
the compounds that are formed when a reaction goes to completion |
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reactant |
substances initially present in a chemical reaction that are consumed during the reaction to make products |
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solvent |
a solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute resulting in a solution |
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substrate |
in bio chemistry an enzyme substrate is the material upon the material upon which an enzyme acts |
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activation energy |
in chemistry activation energy is a term to describe the minimum energy which must be available to a chemical system to result in a chemical reaction |
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denature |
to destroy the characteristic properties of a protein or other biological macromolecule by heat acidity or other effects that disrupt molecular conformation |
