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  Word Explanations gas tests, kilojoule (kJ), half-life, glandular tissue, isotope scan, blind spot, amphipathic lipid, cramp, telophase, carcinogen


   
Explanation of gas tests (noun)
form: only plural

used to identify gases during analysis



   
Explanation of kilojoule (kJ) (noun)
form plural: kilojoules

1000 joules



   
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



   
Explanation of glandular tissue (noun)
form: no plural

groups of cells that produce useful juices



   
Explanation of isotope scan (noun)
form plural: isotope scans

scan that uses isotopes to measure the function of an organ rather than its structure



   
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



   
Explanation of amphipathic lipid (noun)
form plural: amphipathic lipids

contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part



   
Explanation of cramp (noun)
form plural: cramps

painful spasm of the muscle



   
Explanation of telophase (noun)
form: no plural

final stage of mitosis



   
Explanation of carcinogen (noun)
form plural: carcinogens

a substance that causes cancer



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