chemistry glossary

Question 1

a substance that yields hydrogen or hydronium ions in aqueous solution

Answer 1

acids

Question 2

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

Answer 2

adipocere (gravewax)

Question 3

an organic compound containing one or more hydroxl (-OH) groups

Answer 3

alchohols

Question 4

an organic compound containing one or more -CHO groups

Answer 4

aldehyde

Question 5

an organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic radicals. the general formula for primary amines is R-NH2

Answer 5

amines

Question 6

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

Answer 6

amino acid

Question 7

any compound that can act as both an acid and a base in solution (amino acid)

Answer 7

amphoretic

Question 8

chemicals used to keep the blood in the liquid state; chemical agents that retard the tendency of the blood to become more viscous by natural post mortem processes and/or prevent other adverse reactions between the blood and the other embalming chemicals

Answer 8

anticoagulants

Question 9

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

Answer 9

autopsy chemicals

Question 10

a substance that yeilds hydroxide ions in aqueous solution

Answer 10

bases

Question 11

that branch of chemistry dealing with compounds produced by living organisms

Answer 11

biochemistry