Unit 9 Word StudyWords dealing with

science

calorieunits of heat, each measured as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C from a standard initial temperature

catalyst

one that precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences

chrysalis

pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

diffusion

particles of liquids, gases, or solids intermingling; the act of spreading about or scattering

emulsion

a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix

isotope

One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers

osmosisdiffusion of fluid through a semi-

permeable membrane;

a gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption

polymer

natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule

variegate

change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors; make something more diverse and varied

zygote

The cell formed by the union of two gametes or reproductive cells