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  Word Explanations synovial fluid, foot, daughter cell, activated complex, adaptation, bowel, neutral solution, diuretic, sperm, diverse


   
Explanation of synovial fluid (noun)
form plural: synovial fluids

joint fluid

Sample of synovial fluid
Movement is facilitated by synovial fluid which is located in the joints.



   
Explanation of foot (noun)
form plural: feet

part of the body at the end of the leg on which we stand; 12 inches

Sample of foot
The feet allow us to walk great distances.



   
Explanation of daughter cell (noun)
form plural: daughter cells

genetically alike cells produced when a cell divides

Sample of daughter cell
Daughter cells have equal chromosomes to the parent cell from which it was formed.



   
Explanation of activated complex (noun)
form plural: activated complexes

a combination of reacting particles (atoms; molecules or ions) when they are at the top of the activation energy barrier between the products and the reactants

Sample of activated complex
The activated complex is the transition state for the reaction.



   
Explanation of adaptation (noun)
form: no plural

characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive within a changing environment

Sample of adaptation
Adaptation occurs as a result of evolution.



   
Explanation of bowel (noun)
form plural: bowels

the intestine

Sample of bowel
The bowel extends from the stomach to the anus.



   
Explanation of neutral solution (noun)
form: no plural

this solution has a ph of 7

Sample of neutral solution
A neutral solutionis neither acidic nor basic.



   
Explanation of diuretic (noun)
form plural: diuretics

substance which stimulates the kidneys to make more urine

Sample of diuretic
Caffeine is a diuretic.



   
Explanation of sperm (noun)
form plural: sperms

male gamete (sex cell)

Sample of sperm
Sperm are made in the testes.



   
Explanation of diverse (adjective)
forms: more diverse; most diverse; diverse; less diverse; least diverse

wide ranging; different; separate

Sample of diverse
The mammals are a diverse class of organisms.



  Explain the words synovial fluid, foot, daughter cell, activated complex, adaptation, bowel, neutral solution, diuretic, sperm, diverse

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