Macromolecules

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Macromolecule

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a very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules (critical to all living things)

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monomer

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one unit of a macromolecule

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polymer

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strand of many monomers

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element

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chemical substance that can not be broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter

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dehydration synthesis

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joining monomers

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hydrolysis

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breaking down polymers

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hydrophilic

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water loving

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hydrophobic

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water fearing

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carbohydrate

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macromolecule made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body

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lipid

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macromolecule, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, hydrophobic