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Meaning of stimulus (noun)
form plural: stimuli

a change in the environment to which an organism reacts

Example
Humans detect a stimulus via the sensory organs.

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Meaning of brine (noun)
form: no plural

salt water

Example
Seawater is also called brine.

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Meaning of urology (noun)
form: no plural

study and management of urinary tract diseases

Example
A urologist is a specialist in urology.

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Meaning of fission (noun)
form: no plural

a method of asexual reproduction

Example
Bacteria and amoebae reproduce by binary fission.

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

when an acid loses a proton it becomes a conjugate base

Example
An acid-base reaction involves conjugate acids and conjugate bases.

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Meaning 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

Example
The body cannot make essential fatty acids.

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Meaning of cornea (noun)
form plural: corneas

transparent layer at the front of the eye

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

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Meaning of chyme (noun)
form plural: chymes

digested food moving from the stomach to the duodenum

Example
Chyme is an acidic, semifluid mixture of digested food.

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Meaning of carbon (noun)
form: no plural

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

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

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Meaning of contraceptive (noun)
form plural: contraceptives

device prevents pregnancy

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

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