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biochemical
vocabulary terms
Term | Definition |
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Biochemistry | the branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes that occur within living organisms. |
Element | a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. |
Compound | a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture. |
Organic compounds | are compounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen. |
Inorganic compounds | compounds that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen are called inorganic compounds. |
Carbohydrates | are the main source of energy for cell activities. |
Lipids | In biology and biochemistry, a lipid is a biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents. |
Proteins | are made up of carbon hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen. |
Nucleic acids | Nucleic acids are the biopolymers, or small biomolecules, essential to all known forms of life. |
Hydrolysis | Hydrolysis is a term used for both an electro-chemical process and a biological one. |
Synthesis | the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials. |
pH | In chemistry, pH is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. |