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Hydrocarbons
Term | Definition |
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Organic compunds | A compound that contains carbon |
Hydrocarbon | A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen |
Isomers | A hydrocarbon that is set up a different way then it usually is |
Saturated hydrocarbons | Hydrocarbons that only have single bonds |
Unsaturated hydrocarbons | Hydrocarbons that contain bonds other then single |
Alcohol | Formed when - OH (hydroxyl ion) replaces one or more hydrogens in a hydrocarbon. |
Amino acid | Formed when a - COOH group and an - NH2 replace 2 hydrogens in a hydrocarbon. (amino acids are the building blocks for proteins. |
Carboxylic acid | Formed when - COOH replaces a CH3 or a hydrogen in a hydrocarbon |
Amine acid | Formed when - NH2 replaces a hydrogen in a hydrocarbon |
ane ene yne | ane = single bond ene = double bond yne = triple bond |
polymer | A polymer is any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules |
protein | Polymers formed from linking many amino acids Ex: enzymes, hemoglobin. |
carbohydrate | Organic compounds with twice as many hydrogens as oxygens. Examples are sugars, starches. |
lipid |