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

Example
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.

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

particularly adapted to do something

Example
A chloroplast is specialized to carry out photosynthesis.

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Meaning of vertebral (adjective)
relating to the spinal column

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

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

unclear

Example
A cataract in the eye causes blurred vision.

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Meaning of acellular (adjective)
not made up of cells

Example
Fungi sometimes have acellular hyphae.

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

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

Example
Anxiety can make people more hypochondriachal.

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

Example
AIDS is a systemic illness.

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

water-hating; unable of dissolving in water

Example
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.

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

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

Example
Oxygen is essential to life on this planet.

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

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

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