[a word a day]

-amphipathic-
molecule with a polar portion and a nonpolar portion.
- esterification -
a ccondensation reaction involving an alcohol and a carboxylic acid, yielding an ester and water.
- turbidostat -
a typee of continuous culture system that has photocell that measures the absorbance or turbidity of the culture in a growth vessel
- recrystallization -
a common method of purifying solids based on the solid's solubility in a liquid solvent
-ascomycetes-
a division of fungi that form ascospores
-nucleophile-
species with electron availability that donates electrons to electrophiles in a chemical reaction
-polysaccharide-
a polymer with more than ten saccahride units
-bronchiolitis-
an inflammation of terminal bronchioles of the lungs
-autoclave-
an apparatus for sterilizing objects by the use of steam under pressure