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2.6: Key Words and Terms

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    acids and bases

    geometric isomers

    polar covalent bonds

    adhesion

    glycogen

    polymers

    a-glucose

    glycoside linkage

    polynucleotides

    amino acids

    heat of vaporization

    polypeptides

    angiogenesis

    hydrogen bonds

    polysaccharides

    atom

    hydrolysis

    potential energy

    atomic mass

    hydrophilic

    properties of water

    b-glucose

    hydrophobic

    protons

    Bohr model

    ionic bonds

    quantum

    carbohydrates

    ionization

    racemic mixture

    cellulose

    isomers

    RNA

    chirality

    isotopes

    salts

    chiral carbon

    kinetic energy

    scanning tunneling microscope

    chitin

    lipids

    sharing electrons

    cohesion

    macromolecules

    solutes

    condensation reaction

    molecule

    specific heat

    dehydration synthesis

    monomers

    starches

    digestion

    neutrons

    structural isomers

    DNA

    nucleotides

    surface tension

    electron shell

    optical isomers

    teratogen(ic)

    electrons

    orbitals

    Thalidomide

    electrostatic interaction

    partial charge

    triglycerides

    element

    peptide linkage

    valence

    enantiomers

    pH

    Van der Waals forces

    ester linkage

    phosphate ester linkage

    water ions

    excitation

    phosphodiester linkage

    water of hydration

    fats

    phospholipids

    fluorescence

    photon


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