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Acid
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any compound that forms H ions in solution values below 7
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Activation energy
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energy needed to get a reaction started
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Amino acid
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compound with an amino group ( - NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (- COOH) on the other end
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Base
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any compound that produces hydroxide ions (OH-ions) in solution; pH values above 7
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Buffers
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weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids or bases to prevent sharp sudden changes in pH
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Carbohydrate
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compounds made up of carbon hydrogen and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body
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Catalyst
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substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
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Chemical reaction
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process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals
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Dehydration Synthesis
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a chemical reaction in which one or more molecules of water removed from the reactants to form a new product
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Deoxyribonuleic acid (DNA)
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nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose
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Enzyme
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protein that acts as a biological catalyst
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Hydrolysis
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is the chemical reaction or process in which a molecule is split into two parts by reacting with the molecule of water which has the chemical formula h2o. one of the parts gets an 08 H from the water molecule and the other part is an H from the water
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