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supplemental fluids

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accessory chemicals

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a substance that yields hydrogen or hydronium ions in aqueous solution

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acids

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3
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a wax-like material produced by saponification of body fat in a body buried in alkaline soil

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adipocere (gravewax)

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4
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an organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl group (-OH)

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alcOHol

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an organic compound containing one or more (-CHO) group

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aldehyde

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an organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic radicals

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amines

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7
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general formula for primary amines

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R-NH2

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the building blocks or proteins; a compound containing an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl (-COOH) group attached to an alpha carbon and a radical

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amino acid

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9
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any compound that can act as both an acid and a base in solution

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amphoteric

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10
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chemicals used to keep the blood in the liquid state

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anticoagulants

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the concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming

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arterial (vascular) fluid

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12
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the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element

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atom

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13
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self-digestion or self destruction of the body by autolytic enzymes

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autolysis

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14
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those chemicals specifically designed for the use in the preparation of bodies following an autopsy

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autopsy chemicals

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15
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a substance that yields hydroxide ions in aqueous solution

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bases

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16
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the branch of chemistry dealing with compounds produced by living organisms

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biochemistry

17
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the rapid passage of liquid particles to the vapor state by forming bubbles through the action of heat; the term for the point of equilibrium between the liquid and gas states of matter and typically employed when the temp is increasing

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boiling

18
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aldehydes, alcohols, phenols

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preservatives

19
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glycerol/glycol, sorbitol, lanolin

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humectants

20
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borax, sodium phosphate,citrate, EDTA

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Buffers

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