Across
- 2. An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule.
- 4. An environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure.
- 6. A miniature scene, wholly or partially three-dimensional, depicting figures in a naturalistic setting.
- 7. Cause to become entangled in something.
- 8. A crystalline sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ sweeter and more soluble than glucose.
- 11. Appearing large and soft or filled with air.
- 12. A compound which is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.
- 15. The action of devising or creating something.
- 16. Having had contaminants removed; cleansed.
- 17. Cause to wind or spiral around something.
- 18. Protein derived from soybeans, used as a replacement for animal protein in foods and fodder.
Down
- 1. Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
- 3. Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
- 5. A substance extracted from red and purple seaweeds, consisting of a mixture of polysaccharides. It is used as a thickening or emulsifying agent in food products.
- 9. Whose properties or action can be reversed by heating.
- 10. A dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients.
- 11. Pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon.
- 12. A support system or structure likened to a system of scaffolds.
- 13. The capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation.
- 14. Any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.