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  Word Explanations global warming, head, glycogen, quaternary structure, commensal, antibody, assortative mating, trauma, meiosis, glycerol


   
Explanation of global warming (noun)
form: no plural

gradual warming of the atmosphere perhaps due to the 'greenhouse effect'



   
Explanation of head (noun)
form plural: heads

the part of the body that sits on top of the neck



   
Explanation of glycogen (noun)
form: no plural

the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues



   
Explanation of quaternary structure (noun)
form plural: quaternary structures

the final shape of an active protein molecule made up of two or more polypeptide chains



   
Explanation of commensal (noun)
form plural: commensals

an organism that exists in symbiotic relationship to its host



   
Explanation of antibody (noun)
form plural: antibodies

protein made by white blood cells, in response to a particular antigen attack, in order to make the antigen harmless



   
Explanation of assortative mating (noun)
form: no plural

nonrandom mating in which individuals engage in mating having more traits incommon than in random mating



   
Explanation of trauma (noun)
form plural: traumata

a physical injury or accident inflicting pain



   
Explanation of meiosis (noun)
form: no plural

cellular division that produces reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes



   
Explanation of glycerol (noun)
form: no plural

one of the building blocks of fats; an alcohol with three carbons and three hydroxyl groups



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