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  Word Explanations carbamate, gas exchange, corpuscle, gamete, pentose, alkaline-earth metal, vacuole, micturition, heredity, gonad


   
Explanation of carbamate (noun)
form plural: carbamates
salt or ester of carbamic acid

Sample of carbamate
Carbamates are salts derived from substances called isocyantes.


   
Explanation of gas exchange (noun)
form plural: gas exchanges
movement of gases from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

Sample of gas exchange
Gas exchange occurs in the lungs.


   
Explanation of corpuscle (noun)
form plural: corpuscles
another term for cell

Sample of corpuscle
Red corpuscles are made in the bone marrow and spleen.


   
Explanation of gamete (noun)
form plural: gametes
sex cell

Sample of gamete
The female gamete is called an ovum.


   
Explanation of pentose (noun)
form plural: pentoses
sugar that contains five carbons

Sample of pentose
Pentoses are constituents of nucleic acids.


   
Explanation of alkaline-earth metal (noun)
form plural: alkaline-earth metals
metallic elements with 2 electrons in their outer shell including magnesium, calcium and barium

Sample of alkaline-earth metal
Alkaline-earth metals react easily with other elements.


   
Explanation of vacuole (noun)
form plural: vacuoles
the space filed with cell sap in the cytoplasm of plant cells

Sample of vacuole
Plant cells often have spaces called vacuoles.


   
Explanation of micturition (noun)
form: no plural
passage of urine from the bladder outside of the body

Sample of micturition
Problems with micturition occur in men with large prostates.


   
Explanation of heredity (noun)
form plural: heredities
the processes by which genetic information are passed on between generations

Sample of heredity
The nature-nurture argument says that we are influenced equally by our environment as by heredity.


   
Explanation of gonad (noun)
form plural: gonads
sex organs where the reproductive cells are made

Sample of gonad
The male gonads are the testes.


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