Chemistry vocab

• Alkyne is an organic molecule that contains at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.
• Alkene is an organic molecule that contains at least one C=C or carbon-carbon double bond.
• Alkane is an organic molecule that only contains single carbon-carbon bonds.
• An aldehyde is any organic molecule that has a -COH group.
• Ketones have the general formula R2COR' where R1,R2 can be H or other groups.
• Alcohol: any organic molecule that has an -OH group.
• Alcohol: any organic molecule that has an -OH group.
• Allotropes are different forms of a phase of an element. For example, diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.
• Amine: an organic molecule in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms in ammonia have been replaced by an organic group. (NH2-R)
• Amino acid: a compound containing both carboxyl and amino functional groups
• Amylopectin: a branched polysaccharide made up of alpha glucopyranosides joined by glycosidic bonds between C1 and C6.
• Amylose: a linear polysaccharide made up of alpha glucopyranosides joined by glycosidic bonds between C1 and C4.
• Anhydrous means without water
• Carboxylic acid: an organic molecule containing a -COOH group. An example of a carboxylic acid is acetic acid.
• Chromatography: a technique used to separate mixtures based on differences in solubility, diffusion rates, etc.