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v. fend off
(a) to break
(b) to defend against
(c) to contaminate the environment
(d) to find out how much of a substance is in a sample
 
v. assay
(a) to find out how much of a substance is in a sample
(b) to clean something so that there are no microbes present
(c) to protect; maintain; hold
(d) to make using biochemical processes
 
v. operate
(a) to carry out a surgical procedure to repair or remove a damaged body part; to work (machinery)
(b) to breed; to make offspring
(c) to check something is true against other evidence
(d) to exude; radiate
 
v. regulate
(a) to divide
(b) to thicken from a liquid state towards a solid state
(c) to control
(d) to develop toward a more advanced or specialized state
 
v. aerate
(a) to pass a gas through a liquid; to add oxygen to something
(b) to defend against
(c) to join together
(d) to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ

 

n. ovum
(a) tube connecting the kidney to the bladder
(b) female sex cell; gamete
(c) the birth canal; extends from the cervix to the vulva
(d) chemical element with the symbol P which helps make up nucleic acids
 
n. malnutrition
(a) substance that speeds up a reaction and is unchanged in the process
(b) a state of poor nourishment resulting from a lack of food or essential nutrients
(c) thick deeper layer of the cutis
(d) the energy needed to start a chemical reaction
 
v. calculate
(a) to work out something
(b) to heat a liquid to its boiling point where it then becomes a gas
(c) to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process
(d) to make; to trigger; to produce
 
v. simplify
(a) to make into a suspension of two liquids which do not mix completely
(b) to let go
(c) to make contact with; transfer information to something or someone
(d) to make something easier to do
 
v. burn
(a) to break down; to decay
(b) to begin to grow
(c) to break down food into a form that can be used by the body
(d) to be on fire; to scald

v. fend off (b) to defend against
v. assay (a) to find out how much of a substance is in a sample
v. operate (a) to carry out a surgical procedure to repair or remove a damaged body part; to work (machinery)
v. regulate (c) to control
v. aerate (a) to pass a gas through a liquid; to add oxygen to something
n. ovum (b) female sex cell; gamete
n. malnutrition (b) a state of poor nourishment resulting from a lack of food or essential nutrients
v. calculate (a) to work out something
v. simplify (d) to make something easier to do
v. burn (d) to be on fire; to scald

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