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Organic Chemistry

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Term
Definition
shorthand for Carboxylic acid   -COOH  
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shorthand for Alcohol   -OH  
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shorthand for Aldehyde   -CHO  
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shorthand for Amine   -NH2  
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shorthand for Ether   -OR  
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1 carbon prefix   meth-  
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2 carbon prefix   eth-  
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3 carbon prefix   prop-  
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4 carbon prefix   but-  
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5 carbon prefix   pent-  
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6 carbon prefix   hex-  
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7 carbon prefix   hept-  
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8 carbon prefix   oct-  
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9 carbon prefix   non-  
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10 carbon prefix   dec-  
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aldehyde   carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydrogen at the end of a chain  
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ketone   carbon double bonded to an oxygen in the middle of a chain  
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carboxylic acid   carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydroxyl (-OH) at the end of a chain  
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ester   carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an oxygen attached to more carbons (-OR)  
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ether   oxygen single bonded to two carbons in the middle of a carbon chain  
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haloalkane   halogen attached to an alkane  
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alkane   hydrocarbon (all carbons and hydrogens with only single bonds)  
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alkene   hydrocarbon with at least one double bonded carbon  
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alkyne   hydrocarbon with at least one triple bonded carbon  
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amino acid   monomer of proteins  
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nucleotide   monomer of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)  
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components of a nucleotide   sugar, nitrogenous base, phosphate group  
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emperical formula of a monosaccharide   CnH2nOn  
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components of a fatty acid   carboxylic acid and hydrocarbon  
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components of a phospholipid   two fatty acids, polar head group, and glycerol  
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components of a triglyceride   three fatty acids and a glycerol  
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protein functions   catalysis, structural, oxygen transport, energy transformation, cellular pump  
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