2.6: Key Words and Terms

acids and bases

geometric isomers

polar covalent bonds

adhesion

glycogen

polymers

a-glucose

glycoside linkage

polynucleotides

amino acids

heat of vaporization

polypeptides

angiogenesis

hydrogen bonds

polysaccharides

atom

hydrolysis

potential energy

atomic mass

hydrophilic

properties of water

b-glucose

hydrophobic

protons

Bohr model

ionic bonds

quantum

carbohydrates

ionization

racemic mixture

cellulose

isomers

RNA

chirality

isotopes

salts

chiral carbon

kinetic energy

scanning tunneling microscope

chitin

lipids

sharing electrons

cohesion

macromolecules

solutes

condensation reaction

molecule

specific heat

dehydration synthesis

monomers

starches

digestion

neutrons

structural isomers

DNA

nucleotides

surface tension

electron shell

optical isomers

teratogen(ic)

electrons

orbitals

Thalidomide

electrostatic interaction

partial charge

triglycerides

element

peptide linkage

valence

enantiomers

pH

Van der Waals forces

ester linkage

phosphate ester linkage

water ions

excitation

phosphodiester linkage

water of hydration

fats

phospholipids

fluorescence

photon