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Biochemisty
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono | one |
| Di | two |
| Poly | many |
| De | to remove/take away |
| Ose | sugar |
| Ase | enzyme |
| Saccharide | sugar |
| Hydro/a | water |
| Dehydrate | to remove water |
| Lysis | to "break" down |
| Synthesis | to build or put together |
| Glyco | sweet |
| Hydrolysis | breaking something down with water |
| Dehydration Synthesis | putting something together by removing the water |
| inorganic Compounds | compounds having EITHER carbon OR hydrogen |
| Organic Compounds | compounds having BOTH carbon AND hydrogen |
| Lipids | organic molecules that can't be dissolved in water. They are made of glycerol and fatty acids. |
| Proteins | organic molecules that are needed for growth and repair and are made of chains of amino acids |
| carbohydrates | |
| Nucleic acids | |
| amino acids | |
| peptide | |
| Denature | |
| Dna | |
| Rna | |
| Monomer | |
| Polymer | |
| Glycogen |