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chemical compounds
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid | any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water |
| indicator | a compound that can reversibly change color depending on the conditions such as pH |
| base | any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water |
| neutralization | the reaction of an acid and a base to form a neutral solution of water and a salt |
| pH | a value that is used to express the acidity or basicity of a system |
| salt | an ionic compound that forms when a metal atom replaces the hydrogen of an acid |
| organic compound | a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon |
| hyrocarbon | an organic compound composed only of a carbon and hydrogen |
| lipid | a type of biochemical that does not dissolve in water fats and the steroids are lipids |
| carbohydrate | a class of energy giving nutrients that includes sugars , starches , and fiber contains carbon , hydrogen and oxygen |
| protein | a molecule that is made up of an amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body |
| nucleic acid | a molecule made up of subunits called nucleotides |