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words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemical reaction | process that changes, or transforms, one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals |
| reactant | elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction |
| product | elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction |
| activation energy | energy that is needed to get a reaction started |
| catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| enzyme | protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions |
| substrate | reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction |