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  Word Explanations stimulus, brine, urology, fission, conjugate base, essential fatty acid, cornea, chyme, carbon, contraceptive


   
Explanation of stimulus (noun)
form plural: stimuli

a change in the environment to which an organism reacts

Sample of stimulus
Humans detect a stimulus via the sensory organs.



   
Explanation of brine (noun)
form: no plural

salt water

Sample of brine
Seawater is also called brine.



   
Explanation of urology (noun)
form: no plural

study and management of urinary tract diseases

Sample of urology
A urologist is a specialist in urology.



   
Explanation of fission (noun)
form: no plural

a method of asexual reproduction

Sample of fission
Bacteria and amoebae reproduce by binary fission.



   
Explanation of conjugate base (noun)
form plural: conjugate bases

when an acid loses a proton it becomes a conjugate base

Sample of conjugate base
An acid-base reaction involves conjugate acids and conjugate bases.



   
Explanation of essential fatty acid (noun)
form plural: essential fatty acids

fatty acid vital for growth and repair that needs to be found from the diet

Sample of essential fatty acid
The body cannot make essential fatty acids.



   
Explanation of cornea (noun)
form plural: corneas

transparent layer at the front of the eye

Sample of cornea
An ulcer on the surface of the cornea is extremely painful.



   
Explanation of chyme (noun)
form plural: chymes

digested food moving from the stomach to the duodenum

Sample of chyme
Chyme is an acidic, semifluid mixture of digested food.



   
Explanation of carbon (noun)
form: no plural

element that makes up most organic molecules and can form 4 bonds with other atoms

Sample of carbon
Carbon has the chemical symbol C and makes up 18% of a human body.



   
Explanation of contraceptive (noun)
form plural: contraceptives

device prevents pregnancy

Sample of contraceptive
The contraceptive pill was first used in the 1960's.



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