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Unit 7 Section D Vocabulary
Other Substances in Foods
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Chemistry
10th Grade
07/20/2012

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vitamins
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a biomolecule necessary for growth, reproduction, health, and life
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coenzymes
Definition
an organic molecule that interacts with an enzyme to facilitate or enhance its activity
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titration
Definition
a laboratory procedure for determining the concentrations of dissolved substances
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endpoint
Definition
point where a titration is stopped, usually because an appropriate indicator just changes color
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major minerals (macro minerals)
Definition
minerals essential to human life and occurring in relatively large quantities (at least 5 g) in the body
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trace minerals (micro minerals)
Definition
minerals essential to human life and occurring in relatively small quantities (less than 5 g) in the body
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food additives
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a substance added during food processing that is intended to increase nutritive value or enhance storage life, visual appeal, or ease of production
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paper chromatography
Definition
a method for separating substances that relies on solution components having different attractions to the solvent (mobile phase) and paper (stationary phase)
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mutagen
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a material that causes mutations in DNA
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