Words (or words that have the same definition) The definition is case sensitive (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages] (Optional) Caption for Image (Optional) External or Internal Link (Optional) Source for Definition (Eg. "Genetic, Hereditary, DNA ...") (Eg. "Relating to genes or heredity") NaN The infamous double helix https://bio.libretexts.org/ CC-BY-SA; Delmar Larsen Word(s) Definition Image Caption Link Source addition reaction reaction in which a double carbon-carbon bond forms a single carbon-carbon bond by the addition of a reactant. Typical reaction for an alkene. NaN NaN NaN NaN alcohol organic compound with a hydroxyl group (–OH) bonded to a carbon atom NaN NaN NaN NaN aldehyde organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to two hydrogen atoms or a hydrogen atom and a carbon substituent NaN NaN NaN NaN alkane molecule consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms connected by single (σ) bonds NaN NaN NaN NaN alkene molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond NaN NaN NaN NaN alkyl group substituent, consisting of an alkane missing one hydrogen atom, attached to a larger structure NaN NaN NaN NaN alkyne molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond NaN NaN NaN NaN amide organic molecule that features a nitrogen atom connected to the carbon atom in a carbonyl group NaN NaN NaN NaN amine organic molecule in which a nitrogen atom is bonded to one or more alkyl group NaN NaN NaN NaN aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen with delocalized alternating carbon-carbon single and double bonds, resulting in enhanced stability NaN NaN NaN NaN carbonyl group carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom NaN NaN NaN NaN carboxylic acid organic compound containing a carbonyl group with an attached hydroxyl group NaN NaN NaN NaN ester organic compound containing a carbonyl group with an attached oxygen atom that is bonded to a carbon substituent NaN NaN NaN NaN ether organic compound with an oxygen atom that is bonded to two carbon atoms NaN NaN NaN NaN functional group part of an organic molecule that imparts a specific chemical reactivity to the molecule NaN NaN NaN NaN ketone organic compound containing a carbonyl group with two carbon substituents attached to it NaN NaN NaN NaN organic compound natural or synthetic compound that contains carbon NaN NaN NaN NaN saturated hydrocarbon molecule containing carbon and hydrogen that has only single bonds between carbon atoms NaN NaN NaN NaN skeletal structure shorthand method of drawing organic molecules in which carbon atoms are represented by the ends of lines and bends in between lines, and hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon atoms are not shown (but are understood to be present by the context of the structure) NaN NaN NaN NaN substituent branch or functional group that replaces hydrogen atoms in a larger hydrocarbon chain NaN NaN NaN NaN substitution reaction reaction in which one atom replaces another in a molecule NaN NaN NaN NaN