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Meaning of aerobic, mortality, hypo-, leg, monoacylglycerol, pigmented, photoreceptor, agent, heterotrophic, halogen

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Meaning of aerobic (adjective)
presence of oxygen

Example
Under aerobic conditions oxidation of pyruate can take place during cell respiration in the mitochondria.

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Meaning of mortality (noun)
form plural: mortalities

death

Example
The mortality rate is the number of deaths in a population over a year.

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Meaning of hypo- (preffix)
low; under; below

Example
Hypothermia occurs when a person's body temperature drops below normal.

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Meaning of leg (noun)
form plural: legs

lower limb used for walking

Example
Humans have two legs.

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Meaning of monoacylglycerol (noun)
form plural: monoacylglycerols

fat containing glycerol with one fatty acid molecule

Example
A monoacylglycerol compound is also known as a monoglyceride.

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Meaning of pigmented (adjective)
forms: more pigmented; most pigmented; less pigmented; least pigmented

colored

Example
Pigmented skins are more protected from the effects of the sun.

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Meaning of photoreceptor (noun)
form plural: photoreceptors

light receptor; a structure able to respond to light of different intensities

Example
In photoreceptors light energy strikes the light-sensitive cells and the receptor cell is triggered to emit a nerve impulse.

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Meaning of agent (noun)
form plural: agents

a substance that induces a reaction or effect

Example
The chemical agent used to stain.

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Meaning of heterotrophic (adjective)
related to organisms requiring ingested nutrition which they break down to receive energy

Example
Heterotrophic organisms process glucose and other organic molecules to release stored energy.

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Meaning of halogen (noun)
form plural: halogens

the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine

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Halogens belong to group V11 in the periodic table.

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