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| Explanation of global warming (noun) form: no plural gradual warming of the atmosphere perhaps due to the 'greenhouse effect' Sample of global warming Increasing carbon dioxide in the air may have contributed to global warming.
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| Explanation of head (noun) form plural: heads the part of the body that sits on top of the neck Sample of head The head contains the brain and important sense organs, for example the eyes.
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| Explanation of glycogen (noun) form: no plural the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues Sample of glycogen Glycogen is stored in liver and muscle in man.
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| 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 Sample of quaternary structure Hemoglobin has a quaternary structure.
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| Explanation of commensal (noun) form plural: commensals an organism that exists in symbiotic relationship to its host Sample of commensal A commensal organism is beneficial to its host, e.g. gut bacteria which manufacture vitamin K within the body.
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| 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 Sample of antibody Antibody reaction is the basis of immunity, allergy, tissue and organ rejection.
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| Explanation of assortative mating (noun) form: no plural nonrandom mating in which individuals engage in mating having more traits incommon than in random mating Sample of assortative mating Assortative mating refers to nonrandom, but selected mating according to criteria such as phenotype and proximity.
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| Explanation of trauma (noun) form plural: traumata a physical injury or accident inflicting pain Sample of trauma RTAs are a major cause of trauma.
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| Explanation of meiosis (noun) form: no plural cellular division that produces reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes Sample of meiosis Meiosis is vital so that when the male and female gametes meet the number of chromosomes of the offspring remains the same as that of the parents.
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| Explanation of glycerol (noun) form: no plural one of the building blocks of fats; an alcohol with three carbons and three hydroxyl groups Sample of glycerol Fat is broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. Fats contain glycerol and fatty acids.
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