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| A form of the element carbon; it is the hardest mineral crystal on Earth |
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| A form of the element carbon in which carbon atoms form falt layers |
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| A form of the emlement carbon that consists of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating pattern |
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| Most compounds tha contain carbon |
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| An organic comound that contains only carbon and hydrogen |
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| A combination of chemical symbols that represent the elements in each molecule of a compund |
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| A number in a flormula written lower and smaller than the symbol to indicate the number of atoms of a element in a molecule |
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| One of a number of compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures |
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| A hydrocarbon in which all the bonds between carbon atoms are single bonds |
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| A hydrocarbon in which one or more of the bonds between carbon atoms are double or triple bonds |
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| A hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by atoms of other elements |
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| An -OH group, found in acohols |
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| A subsituted hydrocarbon that contains one or m ore hydrowyl groups |
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| A substituted hydrocarbon with one or more of the -COOH group of atoms |
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| A -CH group, found in organic acids |
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| An organic compund made by chemically combining an acohol and an organic acid |
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| A large molecule in the form of a chain in which many smaller molecules are bonded together |
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| One molecule tha makes up the links in a polymer chain |
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| A material that is not formed naturally but is manufactured |
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| A substance that provides energy or raw materials for the body to grow, repair worn parts, or function properly |
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| The process of breaking poylmers into monomers by means of a chemical change |
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| An energy-rich organic compound made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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| A sugar found inthe body; the monomer of many complex carbohydrates |
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| A long chain,or poylomer of simple carbohydrates |
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| A complex carbohydrates in which plants store energy |
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| A complex carbohydrate found in pant structures |
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| An organic compound that is a poylmer of amino acids |
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| One of 20 kinds of organic compounds that are the monomers of proteins |
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| An enegy-rich poylomer made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen: fats, oils, waxes, and cholesterol are lipids |
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| An organic compound made by chemically combining an acohol and organic acid |
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| A waxy lipid found in all animal cells |
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| A very large organic compound made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus; examples are DNA and RNA |
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| An organic compound that is one of the monomers of nucleic acids |
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| An organic compound that serves as a helper molecule ina variety of chemical reations in the body |
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| A simple element needed by the body, that is not organic |
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