Water and Carbon Compounds Vocabulary

Polar Compound

End of a water molecule that has a slightly opposite charge

Cohesion

an attractive force between particles of the same kind

Adhesion

the attractive force between unlike substances

Capillarity

the movement of water against the force of gravity through small spaces

functional groups

clusters of atoms that affect the properties of the molecules that they compose

Monomers

small carbon compounds that link together

Polymers

large molecules formed by linking many monomers together

Macromolecules

large polymers

Condensation Reaction (dehydration synthesis)

water molecules are released

hydrolysis

polymers are broken down into monomers by addition of water

ATP

contains stored energy  

organic compound

alcohol

-OH of hydroxyl group

hydrogen bond 

positive end of H2O is bonded to the negative oxygen end of another H2O