Glossary
Addition polymer: a polymer which forms via addition reactions between monomers and unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds
Alcohol: functional -OH group
Aldehyde: functional -CHO group; attached to a terminal carbon
Alkane: a saturated hydrocarbon; only single bonds exist
Alkene: an unsaturated hydrocarbon; at least one double bond exists
Alkyl halide: a halogen exists in an organic molecule, such as Cl, F, etc.
Alkyne: an unsaturated hydrocarbon; at least one triple bond exists
Amide/amine: ammonia exists in an organic molecule
Carboxylic acid: functional -COOH group
Condensation polymer: a polymer which forms via condensation reaction between monomer units
Copolymer: at least two different types of monomers combined into a polymer
Ester: one O double-bonded to a central carbon and another O links two groups together
Ether: functional -O- group, where an O links two groups together
Functional group: specific groups of atoms in a molecule that give said molecule its characteristic properties
Homopolymer: one type of monomer combined into a polymer
Hydrocarbon: molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon
IUPAC: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; the organization responsible for nomenclature rules, among other things
Ketone: double-bond O in the middle of a molecule
Monomer: single unit in a polymer
Organic chemistry: compounds/molecules based around carbon
Polymer: strings of repeating subunits bonded together
Polymerization: the process of making a polymer
Saturated: a molecule that has no multiple (i.e., double or triple) bonds; the maximum number of bonds exist
Unsaturated: a molecule that has multiple (i.e., double or triple) bonds; if those multiple bonds were broken, more atoms could bond to the molecule
Alcohol: functional -OH group
Aldehyde: functional -CHO group; attached to a terminal carbon
Alkane: a saturated hydrocarbon; only single bonds exist
Alkene: an unsaturated hydrocarbon; at least one double bond exists
Alkyl halide: a halogen exists in an organic molecule, such as Cl, F, etc.
Alkyne: an unsaturated hydrocarbon; at least one triple bond exists
Amide/amine: ammonia exists in an organic molecule
Carboxylic acid: functional -COOH group
Condensation polymer: a polymer which forms via condensation reaction between monomer units
Copolymer: at least two different types of monomers combined into a polymer
Ester: one O double-bonded to a central carbon and another O links two groups together
Ether: functional -O- group, where an O links two groups together
Functional group: specific groups of atoms in a molecule that give said molecule its characteristic properties
Homopolymer: one type of monomer combined into a polymer
Hydrocarbon: molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon
IUPAC: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; the organization responsible for nomenclature rules, among other things
Ketone: double-bond O in the middle of a molecule
Monomer: single unit in a polymer
Organic chemistry: compounds/molecules based around carbon
Polymer: strings of repeating subunits bonded together
Polymerization: the process of making a polymer
Saturated: a molecule that has no multiple (i.e., double or triple) bonds; the maximum number of bonds exist
Unsaturated: a molecule that has multiple (i.e., double or triple) bonds; if those multiple bonds were broken, more atoms could bond to the molecule