Glossary Of Terms!!!!!

hy·dro·phil·ic
Pronunciation: "hI-dro-'fi-lik
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin hydrophilus, from Greek hydr- + -philos -philous
Date: 1916
: of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water
hy·dro·pho·bic
Pronunciation: -'fO-bik
Function: adjective
Date: 1807
1 : of, relating to, or suffering from hydrophobia
2 : lacking affinity for water

mi·celle
Pronunciation: mI-'sel
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin micella, from Latin mica
Date: 1881
: a unit of structure built up from polymeric molecules or ions: as a : an ordered region in a fiber (as of cellulose or rayon) b : a molecular aggregate that constitutes a colloidal particle

al·ka·li
Pronunciation: 'al-k&-"lI
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -lies or -lis
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-qili the ashes of the plant saltwort
Date: 14th century
1 : a soluble salt obtained from the ashes of plants and consisting largely of potassium or sodium carbonate; broadly : a substance (as a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal) having marked basic properties -- compare BASE 7a

2 : ALKALI METAL
3 : a soluble salt or a mixture of soluble salts present in some soils of arid regions in quantity detrimental to agriculture

Sponification
The term applied to the hydrolysis of fats using a strong alkali like Lye.
hy·dro·ly·sis
Pronunciation: hI-'drä-l&-s&s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1880
: a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water

con·stit·u·ent
Pronunciation: -w&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: French constituant, from Middle French, from present participle of constituer to constitute, from Latin constituere
Date: 1622
1 : one who authorizes another to act as agent : PRINCIPAL
2 : a member of a constituency
3 : an essential part : COMPONENT, ELEMENT
4 : a structural unit of a definable syntactic, semantic, or phonological category that consists of one or more linguistic elements (as words, morphemes, or features) and that can occur as a component of a larger construction
carboxylic acid
Function: noun
Date: 1902
: an organic acid (as acetic acid) containing one or more carboxyl groups

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