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  Word Explanations autotrophic, specialized, vertebral, blurred, acellular, hypochondriachal, systemic, hydrophobic, essential, centripetal


   
Explanation of autotrophic (adjective)
related to organisms converting sunlight into energy

Sample of autotrophic
Autotrophic organisms are plants that don't need an exogenous supply of organic nutrition.
Autotrophic organisms make their food from inorganic compounds, e.g. nitrogen.



   
Explanation of specialized (adjective)
forms: more specialized; most specialized; less specialized; least specialized

particularly adapted to do something

Sample of specialized
A chloroplast is specialized to carry out photosynthesis.



   
Explanation of vertebral (adjective)
relating to the spinal column

Sample of vertebral
The vertebral column is also known as the spinal column or backbone.



   
Explanation of blurred (adjective)
forms: more blurred; most blurred; less blurred; least blurred

unclear

Sample of blurred
A cataract in the eye causes blurred vision.



   
Explanation of acellular (adjective)
not made up of cells

Sample of acellular
Fungi sometimes have acellular hyphae.



   
Explanation of hypochondriachal (adjective)
forms: more hypochondriachal; most hypochondriachal; the most hypochondriachal

worrying excessively about having an illness when in fact there is none

Sample of hypochondriachal
Anxiety can make people more hypochondriachal.



   
Explanation of systemic (adjective)
relating to the body as a whole rather than its component parts

Sample of systemic
AIDS is a systemic illness.



   
Explanation of hydrophobic (adjective)
forms: more hydrophobic; most hydrophobic; less hydrophobic; least hydrophobic

water-hating; unable of dissolving in water

Sample of hydrophobic
Hydrophobic interactions occur between non-polar molecules e.g. water and oil.
Hydrophobic parts of a cell membrane consisting of a bilayer with proteins are arranged at the inferior surface of the membrane.



   
Explanation of essential (adjective)
forms: more essential; most essential; less essential; least essential

of the highest importance; something that it is impossible to do without

Sample of essential
Oxygen is essential to life on this planet.



   
Explanation of centripetal (adjective)
moving toward a center of an axis

Sample of centripetal
Centripetal acceleration is the radial component of acceleration being always directed towards the center of the circle.



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