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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 | Is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon. |
Inorganic compounds | Any compound that is not organic compound. (Example: carbon monoxide,carbon dioxide, carbonates. |
Carbohydrates | any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. |
Lipids | A lipid is a bio molecule that is soluble in nonpareil solvents. |
Proteins | Proteins collectively, especially as a dietary component. |
Enzymes | A substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. |
Nucleic acids | Nucleic acids are the bio polymers, or small bio molecules, essential to all known forms of life. |
Hydrolysis | The chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water. |
Synthesis | the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. |
pH | is a scale of acidity from 0 to 14. |