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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adipocere/Grave wax | the substance produced by saponification of fatty acids in the dead human body by calcium containg compounds. |
| Disaccharides | sucrose, maltose, and Lactose |
| Monosaccharides | fructose, galactose, and glucose |
| enzymes | suffixes -ase or -in |
| proteins | most complex of the organic compounds |
| saponification | yields glycerin and soap |
| soap | the product formed when an alkali, such as NaOH reacts with a fatty acid |
| Proteins | have amphoretic properties |
| Gravewax/adipocere | chemically similar to soap |
| peptide bond | occurs by the dehydration between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid |
| hydrolysis of normal lipid | glycerol & fatty acids |
| hydrolysis of alkaline lipid | glycerin & soap |
| hydrolysis of calcium containg compounds lipid | adipocere |
| fatty acids | stearic acid, palmetic acid, oleic acid. |
| lipids | tristearin, stearing, and adipose |
| polysaccharides | starch, cellulose, glycogen |
| basic ex of carbohydrates | sugars, starches, cellulose, and glycogen |
| end products of saponification when calcium is on the water of hydrolysis | adipocere; grave wax |
| Proteins | the most complex organic compounds |
| lips;fats | biocompounds that are esters |
| glucose and glucose | maltose hydrolysis |
| glucose and galactose | lactose will hydrolyze into |
| glucose and fructose | sucrose will hydrolyze into |
| aliphatic;acyclic compounds | compounds that are combined in an open chain formation |
| aromatic;cyclic compounds | compounds that are bonded in a ring formation |
| carbocyclic compounds | rings of carbon only |
| heterocyclic compounds | cylic compounds with mostly carbon in the ring with something else present |
| hydrocarbon | the simplest of organic compounds, contains only hydrogen and carbon. |
| methan; parrafin series | presence of a single carbon bond |
| alcohols | one hydrogen has been replaced by a hydroxide group |
| aldehyde | compounds that result from the partial oxidation of a primary alcohol |
| alkyl halides | those alkanes that have one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a member of the halogen group |
| carboxylic acid | organic acid |
| carboxylic acid; organic acid | the result of a partial oxidation of and aldehyde |
| dialdehyde; glycols | compounds that contain two hydroxide groups |
| ketone | partial oxidation of a secondary group |
| ethanedial | glyoxal |
| methyltrichloride | trichloralmethane,chloroform |
| alkyl halides | RX |
| alcohols | ROH |
| aldehydes | RCHO |
| Ketones | RCOR |
| carbolic acids | RCOOH |
| aldehyde | -al |
| alcohol | -ol |
| carboxylic acid | -oic |
| ketone | -one |
| acetaldehyde | ethanal, ethyl aldehyde |
| acetic acid | acid in the make up of vinegar |
| acetone | most widely used organic solvent |
| HCHO | methanal, methyl aldehyde, oxymethylene, preservative |
| glycerol | most commonly used humectant in embalming |
| acetone | propanone, demethyl ketone |
| aldehydes | result from the partial oxidation of a primary alcohol |
| alkyl halides | one hydrogen replaced by a halogen |
| carboxylic acids | result from the partial oxidation of an aldehyde |
| ketones | result from the partial oxidation of a secondary alcohol |
| amides | organic compounds formed from the dehydration that occurs between carboxylic acid and amine |
| amines | hydrogens replaced by an alkyl group |
| diamines | organic compounds characterized by two amino groups |
| ethers | organic compounds formed from he dehydration that occurs between two alcohols |
| esters | organic compounds formed from the dehydration that occurs between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol |
| mercaptans; thioalcohols | the oxygen in the hydroxide group is replace with a sulfur atom |
| aminomethane | methy amine |
| diethyl ether | ethoxy ethane; ethyl ethyl ether |
| ethyl acetate | ethal ethanoate |
| methoxy ethane | methyl ethyl ether |
| methyl salicylate | oil of wintergreen |
| amides | r'-conh-r" |
| amines | r-nh3 |
| esters | r-coo-r |
| ethers | r-o-r |
| mercaptans | r-sh |
| esters | -ate; -oate |
| paradichlorobenzene | used as a mold inhibitor in embalming powders |
| xylene; dimethyl benzene | a benzene ring with 2 methyl groups attached |
| benzene | cycloalkene that exhibits a physical property known as resonance |
| aminobenzene;aniline | used in the production of dyes and coloring agents that are used in embalming fluids |
| toluene; methylbenzene | common solvent |
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