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Words to Know

CHROMATOGRAPHY A process by which a mixture of sub-
stances passes through a column consisting of some
material that causes the individual components in the
mixture to separate from each other.

COAGULATE To make a liquid become a semisolid.

COENZYME A chemical compound that works along with an
enzyme to increase the rate at which chemical reactions
take place.

COMPOUND A substance formed of two or more elements
that are chemically combined.

COPOLYMER A polymer made from more than one type of
monomer.

COVALENT COMPOUND A compound in which the atoms are
bonded to each other by sharing electrons.

CROSS-LINKED Polymer chains that are linked together to
create a chemical bond.

CRYOGENICS The study of substances at very low tempera-
tures, using substances such as liquefied hydrogen or
liquefied helium.
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DECOMPOSE To break a substance down into its most basic
elements.

DENATURED To be made not fit for drinking.

DERIVATIVE Something gotten or received from another
source.

DESICCANT Chemical agent that absorbs or adsorbs moisture.

DIATOMIC Composed of two atoms.

DISACCHARIDE A compound formed by the joining of two
sugar molecules.

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