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Hydrocarbon
A Chemical compound composed only of the elements carbon and hydrogen.
Polymer
A large molecule consisting of many identical or similar molecular units, called monomers, covalently joined together in a chain. (..made by stringing together many smaller molecules.)
Monomer
A chemical subunit that serves as a building block of a polymer.
Functional Group
The atoms that form the chemically reactive part of an organic molecule.
Hydrophobic
"Water-fearing"; pertaining to nonpolar molecules (or parts of molecules), which do not dissolve in water.
Hydrophilic
"Water-loving" pertaining to polar, or charged, molecules (or parts of molecules), which are soluble in water.
Isomer
One of two or more molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures and thus different properties.
Denaturation
A process in which a protein unravels, losing its specific conformation and hence function; can be caused by changes in pH or salt concentration or by high temperature; also refers to the separation of the two strands of the DNA double helix, caused by similar factors.