Biology and Chemistry of Cooking

the science or practice of farming

development of industry on a large scale

adaptation to intimate association with human beings

slightly burning something, as in the surface or edges

the act of mixing different species or varieties of plants or animals

preparing or using for crops or gardening

a primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors

a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer

a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something

the movement of water molecules from a higher water potential to a lower water potential through a concentration gradient and they diffuse

vessels, etc. make out of baked clay (such as a clay pot)

the traditional sacred food of most of the Amer

a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which par

a vitamin found particularly in citrus fruits and green vegetables. It is essential in maintaining healthy connective tissue, and is also th

when sugar melts from solid to a liquid, but then breaks apart to form hundreds of new compounds

material in which individual molecules are dispersed in a liquid (salt brines, sugar syrup)

material in which clusters of molecules are dispersed in a liquid (nonfat milk)

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

dispersion of water in a solid (fruit jelly)

ispersion of gas in a liquid or solid (bread, head on a glass of beer)

the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria

an organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense

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

a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible

the state of being thick due to internal friction

the process of forming semi-solid lumps in a liquid

The sol-gel process, also known as chemical solution deposition, is a wet-chemical technique widely used in the fields of materials science