a primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors
hominids
food or drink regarded as a source of strength or nourishment
sustenance
the act of mixing different species or varieties of plants or animals
hybridisation
development of industry on a large scale
industustrialization
preparing or using for crops or gardening
cultivating
slightly burning something, as in the surface or edges
charring
adaptation to intimate association with human beings
domestication
the science or practice of farming
agriculture
a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or
synthetic polymer
macromolecules
a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
affinity
a vitamin found particularly in citrus fruits and green vegetables. It is essential in
maintaining healthy connective tissue, and is also th
ascorbic acid
a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the
opening of previously healed wounds, which par
scurvy
the movement of water molecules from a higher water potential to a lower water potential
through a concentration gradient and they diffuse
osmosis
vessels, etc. make out of baked clay (such as a clay pot)
earthenware
the traditional sacred food of most of the Amer
maize
the process of forming semi-solid lumps in a liquid
coagulation
a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
colloid
the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria
fermetation
material in which individual molecules are dispersed in a liquid (salt brines, sugar syrup)
solution
ispersion of gas in a liquid or solid (bread, head on a glass of beer)
foam
material in which clusters of molecules are dispersed in a liquid (nonfat milk)
suspension
dispersion of water in a solid (fruit jelly)
gel
when sugar melts from solid to a liquid, but then breaks apart to form hundreds of new compounds
caramelization
a special type of suspension in which the dispersed substance is a liquid that cant mix evenly
with the containing liquid (oil and vinegar d
emulsion
a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or
miscible
emulsion
the pressure that would have to be applied to a pure solvent to prevent it from passing into a
given solution by osmosis, often used to expr
osmotic pressure
an organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the
host's expense
parasite
The sol-gel process, also known as chemical solution deposition, is a wet-chemical
technique widely used in the fields of materials science
gel-sol
the state of being thick due to internal friction
viscosity
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