carbon compounds
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12rmaldonado on October 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers |
| polymer | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| carbohydrates | the starches and sugars present in foods |
| lipid | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents |
| nucleic acid | an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information |
| nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| protein | macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes |
| amino acid | organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group |
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