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10/19/2010

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organic compound
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a covalenly bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides
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functioal group
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the portion of a molecule that is active in a chemical reaction and that determines the properties of many oranic compounds

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monomer
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a simple molecule that can combine with other like or unlike molecules to make a polymer
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macromolecule
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a very large organic molecule, usually a polmer, composed of hunreds or thousands of atoms
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condensation reaction
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a chemical reaction in which two or more molecles combine to produce water or another simple molecule
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hydrolysis
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a chemical reaction between water and another substance to form two or more new substance
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adenosine triphosphate
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ATP
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polymer
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a large molecule that is formed by more than five monomers, or small units
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