mutarotation

[myoo-tuh-roh-tey-shuhn]

mu·ta·ro·ta·tion

[myoo-tuh-roh-tey-shuhn]
noun Chemistry.
a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Latin mūtā(re) to change + rotation
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Mutarotation is always a great word to know.
So is melamine. Does it mean:
of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
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