|
Glossary
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons |
a major subgroup of
the saturated hydrocarbons |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons |
a major subgroup of the unsaturated
hydrocarbons |
Obligate
|
means "must have", not "oblong",
though can exist outside host, needs host to reproduce |
| Saturated |
having only single covalent bonds. Note
that all diagrams in Fig. 15.1 to 15.5 are unsaturated. |
| Unsaturated |
having multiple
bonds |
| Virus |
an obligate, intracellular
parasite. i.e. needs a host to reproduce, gets inside cell (often inside
nucleus) |
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