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MOR 243: Thanatochemistry > Thanatochemistry: A Survey of General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Funeral Service Professionals Glossary > Flashcards

Thanatochemistry: A Survey of General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Funeral Service Professionals Glossary Flashcards

1
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A group of chemicals used in addition to vascular and cavity embalming fluids;

Most are applied to the body surface

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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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Acid (Arrhenius)

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A substance that donates a proton

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Acid (Bronsted-Lowry)

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A substance that accepts a pair of electrons

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Acid (Lewis)

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5
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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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An organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups

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Alcohol

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General formula is R–OH, where R is a hydrocarbon group

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Alcohol

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An organic compound containing one or more –CHO groups

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Aldehyde

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The general formula is R–CHO, where R is a hydrocarbon group or hydrogen

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Aldehyde

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A sugar in which the functional groups are hydroxyl groups (–OH) and an aldehyde group (–CHO)

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Aldose

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Pertaining to any member of one of the two major groups of organic compounds, those having straight or branch chain structures

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Aliphatic

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12
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A saturated hydrocarbon

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Alkane

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A hydrocarbon that has no carbon – carbon multiple bonds

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Alkane

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14
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Has only carbon–carbon single bonds

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Alkane

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15
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Formerly called the paraffin series

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Alkane

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An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a double bond

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Alkene

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17
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A monovalent radical or the general formula CnH2n+1 formed when an alkane loses one hydrogen atom

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Alkyl group

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An aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more halogen atoms attached

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Alkyl halide

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An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a triple bond

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Alkyne

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20
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The existence of an element in two or more distinct forms

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Allotropism

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21
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Examples: oxygen as O, O2, and O3

Carbon as coal, graphite, and diamond

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Allotropism

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22
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Any compound derived from ammonia by substitution of a carbonyl group (C==O) for hydrogen, or from an organic acid group with an amino group (–NH2)

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Amide

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23
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Formed by the neutralization of an organic acid with ammonia

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Amide

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24
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An organic compound containing nitrogen

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Amine

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Any compounds formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic radicals

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Amine

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26
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The general formula is R–NH2

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Amine

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27
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The building blocks of proteins

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Amino acid

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28
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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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29
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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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Example: amino acid

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Amphoteric

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A negatively charged atom or group of atoms

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Anion

32
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Used to keep the blood in the liquid state

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Anticoagulants

33
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Chemicals that retard the tendency of the blood to become more viscous by natural postmortem processes and/or prevent any other adverse reactions from occurring between the blood and the other embalming chemicals

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Anticoagulants

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A solution in which water is the solvent

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Aqueous solution

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A solution in which water is the solvent

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Aqueous solution

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Any compound containing a resonance-stabilized ring such as benzene or toluene

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Aromatic

37
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Occurs because electrons are not fixed objects near a given atom, but move around the entire molecule

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Resonance

38
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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 fluid

39
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The smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element

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Atom

40
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Self-digestion or self-destruction of the body by autolytic enzymes

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Autolysis

41
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Those chemicals specifically designed for use in the preparation of bodies that have been autopsied

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Autopsy chemicals

42
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A substance that yields hydroxide ions in an aqueous solution

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Base (Arhenius)

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A substance that accepts a proton

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Base (Bronsted-Lowry)

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A substance that donates a pair of electrons

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Base (Lewis)

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The branch of chemistry dealing with compounds produced by living organisms

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Biochemistry

46
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The rapid passage of liquid particles to the vapor state by forming bubbles through the action of heat

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Boiling

47
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Substances that in solution are capable of neutralizing, within limits, both acids and bases and thereby maintaining the original or constant pH of the solution

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Buffers

48
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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water 1 degree Celsius at 15 degrees Celsius

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calorie

49
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A compound of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen that is an aldehyde or ketone derivative of a polyhydroxyl alcohol

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Carbohydrate

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Examples: sugars, starches, and glycogen

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Carbohydrate

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A chemical group composed of one carbon atom double bonded to oxygen

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Carbonyl group

52
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An organic compound containing the carboxyl group (–COOH)

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  • Carboxylic acid

* Organic acid

53
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A substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction but undergoes no net change itself during the reaction

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Catalyst

54
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A positively charged atom or group of atoms

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Cation

55
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Concentrated embalming chemicals that are injected into the cavities of the body following aspiration in cavity embalming

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Cavity fluids

56
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Can be used for surface and hypodermic embalming of the problem areas

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Cavity fluids

57
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The temperature scale defined so that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees, and its boiling point is 100 degrees at 1 atmosphere of pressure

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Celsius temperature

58
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A change in which a new substance or substances are produced that have entirely different properties from the original substance because the chemical composition has changed

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Chemical change

59
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Characteristics that can be observed when a substance is interacting with other substances resulting in a change of chemical composition

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Chemical properties

60
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Characteristics that can be observed when a substance is interacting with other substances resulting in a change of chemical composition

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Chemical properties

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The branch of natural science that is concerned with the description and classification of matter, with the changes that matter undergoes, and with the energy associated with each of these changes

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Chemistry

62
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The process of converting soluble protein to insoluble protein by heating or by contact with a chemical such as an alcohol or an aldehyde

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Coagulation

63
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A solution-like system in which the size of the solute particle is between 1 and 100 nanometers

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Colloid

64
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Particles of solute pass through filters but not membranes

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Colloid

65
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The rapid oxidation or burning that produces heat and light

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Combustion

66
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A substance consisting of two or more atoms combined chemically in definite proportions by mass

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Compound

67
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A lipid whose hydrolytic products are fatty acids, an alcohol, and other substances

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Compound lipid

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A solution containing a relatively large amount of solute

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Concentrated solution

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The ratio of mass or volume of a solute to the mass or volume of the solution or solvent

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Concentration

70
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A change of state of matter from a gas to a liquid

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Condensation

71
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A chemical bond in which a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

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Covalent bond

72
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The process by which a substance is given definite form

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Crystallization

MOR 243: Thanatochemistry (38 decks)

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