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

fatty acids that contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible

Sample of saturated fatty acid
Saturated fatty acids do not contain carbon-carbon double bonds.

Medical term saturated fatty acid
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Explanation of weak base (noun)
form plural: weak bases

a base that only slightly dissociates in solution

Sample of weak base
The base dissociation constant tells us if it is a weak base.



   
Explanation of react (verb)
forms: reacted; reacted; reacting

to have an action in response to a substance or situation

Sample of react
Acyl chlorides react with alcohols and phenols to form esters.



   
Explanation of miscibility (noun)
form: no plural

ability of being mixed with liquids

Sample of miscibility
Miscibility measures the degree to which two liquids can be mixed.



   
Explanation of eukaryote (noun)
form plural: eukaryotes

unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus

Sample of eukaryote
The genetic material of eukaryotes consists of a DNA dubble helix which is attached to chromosomes.



   
Explanation of highly (adverb)
forms: more highly; most highly; less highly; least highly

very; extremely

Sample of highly
Acyl (acid) chlorides are highly reactive.



   
Explanation of vascularize (verb)
forms: vascularized; vascularized; vascularizing

verb that describes the growth of blood vessels in a tissue

Sample of vascularize
The retina can vascularize through prolonged contact use.



   
Explanation of copper (noun)
form: no plural

unreactive metallic element with chemical symbol Cu that is essential for red blood cell formation

Sample of copper
Copper is an excellent conductor and so is used to make electricity cables.



   
Explanation of antibiotic (adjective)
form plural: antibiotics

a substance that destroys bacteria

Sample of antibiotic
Antibiotics have bactericidal properties.



   
Explanation of intracellular (adjective)
within cells

Sample of intracellular
Potassium is the main intracellular cation.



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