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Carbon Chemistry

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diamond   a form of the element carbon in which the atoms are arranged in a crystal structure  
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fullerene   a form of carbon that consists of atoms arranged in the shape of a hallow sphere  
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graphite   A form of the element carbon in which each atom is bonded tightly in flat layers  
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nanotube   a form of carbon that consists of atoms in the form of a long hollow cylinder  
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organic compound   compounds that contain carbon.  
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hydrocarbon   compound that only contain carbon and hydrogen  
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structural formula   description of a molecule that shows the kind, number, and arrangement of atoms.  
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isomer   same chemical formula but different structural form.  
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saturated hydrocarbons   numerous hydrogen atoms on chain of carbon in which all the bonds are single bonds.  
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unsaturated hydrocarbons   hydrocarbon in which one or more the bonds between carbon atoms is a double or triple bond  
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substituted hydocarbon   hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other atoms.  
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hydroxyl group   OH group found in alcohols made of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom  
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alcohol   a substituted hydrocarbon that contains one or more hydroxyl groups.  
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organic acid   a substituted hydrocarbon that contains one or more carboxyl groups  
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carboxyl groups   a- COOH group,found in organic acids  
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ester   a compound made by chemically combining an alcohol and an organic acid.  
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polymer   large molecule made from a chain of many smaller molecules bonded together.  
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monomers   smaller molecule that makes up the link of a polymer chain  
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protein   organic compund that is a polymer of amino acids  
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amino acid   monomer that is building block of protein  
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plastics   synthetic polymers that can be molded or shaped.  
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composite   combines two or more substances in a new material with different properties  
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carbohydrate   an energy rich organic compound made from carbon hydrogen and oxygen.  
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glucose   important sugar in body  
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complex carbohydrate   polymer made of smaller molecules of simple carbohydrates  
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starch   complex carbohydrate in which plants store energy  
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cellulose   complex carbohydrate found in plant structures  
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lipids   energy rich compounds made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen which include fats, oils, waxes, and cholesterol  
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fatty acids   Organic compound that is a monomer of fat or oil  
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cholesterol   waxy substance found in all animal cells  
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nucelic acids   very large organic molecules made of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, examples are DNA and RNA  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid  
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RNA   Ribonucleic acid  
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nucleotides   building blocks of nucleic acids  
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