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| Explanation of gas tests (noun) form: only plural used to identify gases during analysis Sample of gas tests A gas test for ammonia is that it turns red litmus blue.
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| Explanation of kilojoule (kJ) (noun) form plural: kilojoules 1000 joules Sample of kilojoule (kJ) A kilocalorie is equal to 4.1855 kilojoules.
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| Explanation of half-life (noun) form: no plural the time taken for the body to excrete half a given amount of drug; the time taken for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decay Sample of half-life A half-life of a chemical reaction is the time taken for the concentration of one of the reactants to fall by half.
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| Explanation of glandular tissue (noun) form: no plural groups of cells that produce useful juices Sample of glandular tissue The digestive system contains a lot of glandular tissue.
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| Explanation of isotope scan (noun) form plural: isotope scans scan that uses isotopes to measure the function of an organ rather than its structure Sample of isotope scan An isotope scan is also called a nuclear scan.
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| Explanation of blind spot (noun) form: no plural region in the retina in which fibers leave the retina and which does not consist of rods and cones Sample of blind spot The blind spot is the point at which the optic nerve exists.
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| Explanation of amphipathic lipid (noun) form plural: amphipathic lipids contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part Sample of amphipathic lipid Amphipathic liquids make up cell membranes and are important lipids.
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| Explanation of cramp (noun) form plural: cramps painful spasm of the muscle Sample of cramp Cramps may be caused by imbalance of salts in the blood.
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| Explanation of telophase (noun) form: no plural final stage of mitosis Sample of telophase Telophase comes after anaphase in the cell cycle.
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| Explanation of carcinogen (noun) form plural: carcinogens a substance that causes cancer Sample of carcinogen Tobacco smoke is a known carcinogen.
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