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  Word Explanations sulfonation, mutarotation, cataract, epimer, angular momentum, halogenation, concentration, duration, conjugation, ketone


   
Explanation of sulfonation (noun)
form: no plural

treatment with a specific acid

Sample of sulfonation
During sulfonation an aromatic ring reacts with sulfuric acid to form sulfonic acid.



   
Explanation of mutarotation (noun)
form: no plural

change in optical rotation as a result of chemical change

Sample of mutarotation
Mutarotation results in a mixture containing anomers.



   
Explanation of cataract (noun)
form plural: cataracts

any opacity in the lens of the eye leading to blurred vision

Sample of cataract
Cataracts can be detected using the red reflex of the ophthalmoscope.



   
Explanation of epimer (noun)
form plural: epimers

molecule differing only in the spatial arrangement around a single carbon atom

Sample of epimer
Aldose diastereomers differing about the configuration of one carbon are called epimers.



   
Explanation of angular momentum (noun)
form: no plural

vector product of the position vector and the linear momentum of a particle

Sample of angular momentum
The angular momentum changes only in discrete amounts with respect to the quantum number.



   
Explanation of halogenation (noun)
form: no plural

treatment with a halogen

Sample of halogenation
Halogenation involves initiation, propagation and termination.



   
Explanation of concentration (noun)
form plural: concentrations

the amount of a substance within a second substance, usually in a solution

Sample of concentration
The concentration of the solution was one mole.



   
Explanation of duration (noun)
form plural: durations

the length of time

Sample of duration
The duration of illness in any person depends on many factors.



   
Explanation of conjugation (noun)
form: no plural

temporary connection of two cells to transfer parts or all of the genome to the other cell

Sample of conjugation
Conjugation can be described as sexual mating in bacteria.



   
Explanation of ketone (noun)
form plural: ketones

an organic compound that contains two alkyl groups attached to a carbonyl group

Sample of ketone
Fructose is a ketone.



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