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Organic Chemistry
The branch of chemistry that specializes in the study of carbon compounds. the study of carbon compounds, regardless of origin TERM 2
Vitalism
DEFINITION 2 the belief in a life force outside the jurisdiction of physical and chemical laws TERM 3
Mechanism
DEFINITION 3 the view that physical and chemical laws govern all natural phenomena, including the processes of life TERM 4
Hydrocarbons
DEFINITION 4 In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. TERM 5
Isomers
DEFINITION 5 In chemistry, isomers (from Greek , isomers; isos = "equal", mros = "part") are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas.
Structural Isomers
differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms TERM 7
Geometric Isomers
DEFINITION 7 have the same covalent partnerships but they differ in there spatial arrangement TERM 8
Enantiomers
DEFINITION 8 In chemistry, an enantiomer is one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are "non-superposable" (not identical), much as one's left and right hands are "the same" but opposite. TERM 9
Functional Groups
DEFINITION 9 In organic chemistry, functional groups are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules. TERM 10
Hydroxyl
DEFINITION 10 In chemistry, hydroxyl is a compound containing an oxygen atom bound covalently with a hydrogen atom.
Methyl
Consists of a carbon bonded to three hydrogen atoms. The methyl group may be attached to a carbon or to a different atom TERM 17
Adenosine Triphosphate
DEFINITION 17 Adenosine to three phosphate ions
