vacuous (adj.) -- devoid of matter; empty
devoid (adj.) -- completely lacking; destitute or empty
destitute (adj.) -- utterly lacking; devoid
utterly (adv.) -- completely; absolutely; entirely
perpetrate (v) -- to be responsible for; commit
remonstrate (v) -- to say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof
petulant (adj.) -- unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish
peevish (adj.) -- querulous or discontented
querulous (adj.) -- given to complaining; peevish
curdle (v) -- to change into curd
curd (n) -- the part of milk that coagulates when the milk sours or is treated with enzymes
coagulate (v) -- to cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass
protein (n) -- any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulfur and are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. Proteins are fundamental components of all living cells and include many substances, such as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, that are necessary for the proper functioning of an organism; they are essential in the diet of animals for the growth and repair of tissue and can be obtained from foods such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, and legumes
macro- (pref.) -- large
enzymes (n) -- any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and functioning as biochemical catalysts
conjugate (v) -- 1. grammar to inflect (a verb) in its forms for distinctions such as number, person, voice, mood, and tense 2. to join together
biochemistry (n) -- the study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry
catalyst (n) -- 1. chemistry a substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process 2. one that precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences
relative (adj.) -- 1. having pertinence or relevance; connected or related 2. considered in comparison with something else
precipitate (v) -- 1. to throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward 2. to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely 3. meteorology to cause (water vapor) to condense and fall from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail 4. chemistry to cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution