Carbon Chemistry
Terms
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- Unsaturated hydrocarbon
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Unsaturated hydrocarbon: Hydrocarbon that has one or more double or triple bonds - for example, ethylene, C2H4, and propylene, C3H6.
- Carbohydrate:
- Carbohydrate: Energy-supplying organic compounds that are broken down into simple sugars in the body; contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
- Isomer
- Isomer: Compounds with the same chemical formulas but different structures and different chemical and physical properties.
- Organic compound
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Organic compound: A compound that contains carbon. Pure substance that contains two or more elements, and whose properties are different from those of the elements from which it is formed.
- Saturated hydrocarbon
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Saturated hydrocarbon: Hydrocarbon with only single bonds- for example;propane, C3H8,and butane, C4H10
- Hydrocarbon
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Hydrocarbon:
Compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms-for example, methane, CH4, and ethane, C2H6
- Amino acid
- Amino acid: Building block proteins; contains both an amino group and a carboxyl group substituted on the same carbon atom.
- Lipid:
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Lipid: Energy-supplying and energy-storing organic compounds composed of three long-chain carboxylic acids bonded to glycerol; commonly called fats and oils can be saturated or unsaturated.
- Protein:
- Protein: Polymer made of individual amino acids linked together in a chain; catalyzes many cell reactions and provides the structural material for many parts of the body.
- Polymer:
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Polymer: Large natural or synthetic molecule made of many small organic molecules that link together to form a long chain.