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  Word Explanations geneticist, cyclase, products, ureter, bronchioles, cutis, joule (k), ganglion, levorotatory, dilate


   
Explanation of geneticist (noun)
form plural: geneticists

someone who specializes in genetics; the study of genes and heredity

Sample of geneticist
Geneticists may work in laboratories.



   
Explanation of cyclase (noun)
form plural: cyclases

enzymes which change nucleotides to a cyclic form

Sample of cyclase
ATP is changed to cyclic AMP by adenylate cyclase.



   
Explanation of products (noun)
form: only plural

substances made in a chemical reaction

Sample of products
The products of a reaction are usually written on the right side of a chemical equation.



   
Explanation of ureter (noun)
form plural: ureters

tube connecting the kidney to the bladder

Sample of ureter
The ureters are shorter in the female than the male.



   
Explanation of bronchioles (noun)
form: only plural

tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs

Sample of bronchioles
Bronchioles are surrounded by clusters of samm air sacs or alveoli.



   
Explanation of cutis (noun)
form plural: cutises

the skin

Sample of cutis
The cutis contains the epidermis and dermis.



   
Explanation of joule (k) (noun)
form plural: joules

unit of energy equal to the work done when the point of application of a 1-newton force is displaced through a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force

Sample of joule (k)
One calorie is equal to 4.1855 joules.



   
Explanation of ganglion (noun)
form plural: ganglions

a nodule made up of nervous tissue

Sample of ganglion
The cervico-thoracic ganglion is also known as the stellate ganglion.



   
Explanation of levorotatory (adjective)
related to an optically active molecule that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left

Sample of levorotatory
A substance rotating light toward the left is levorotatory.



   
Explanation of dilate (verb)
forms: dilated; dilated; dilating

to get bigger

Sample of dilate
The pupils dilate in a dark room.



  Explain the words geneticist, cyclase, products, ureter, bronchioles, cutis, joule (k), ganglion, levorotatory, dilate

  Preparation book: Gregor Mendel: The First Geneticist

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