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Biochemistry
Biochemistry vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living |
| Element | The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. |
| Compound | A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. |
| Organic compounds | Organic methods of farming and gardening use only natural animal and plant products to help the plants or animals grow and be healthy, rather than using chemicals. |
| Inorganic compounds | Inorganic substances are substances such as stone and metal that do not come from living things |
| Carbohydrates | any of a large group of organic compounds, including sugars, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as cellulose, glycogen, and starch, that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula Cm(H2O)n: an important source of food and ene |
| Lipids | any of a large group of organic compounds that are esters of fatty acids (simple lipids, such as fats and waxes) or closely related substances (compound lipids, such as phospholipids): usually insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and other organic so |
| Proteins | Protein is a substance found in food and drink such as meat, eggs, and milk. You need protein in order to grow and be healthy. |
| Enzymes | An enzyme is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures which produces changes in other substances without being changed itself |
| Nucleic acids | Nucleic acids are complex chemical substances, such as DNA, which are found in living cell |
| Hydrolysis | A hydrofoil is a boat which can travel partly out of the water on a pair of flat parts like wings. You can also refer to the flat parts as hydrofoils |
| Synthesis | A synthesisof different ideas or styles is a mixture or combination of these ideas or styles. |
| pH | The pHof a solution indicates how acid or alkaline the solution is. A pH of less than 7 indicates that it is an acid, and a pH of more than 7 indicates that it is an alkali |
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