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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

Sample of gas tests
A gas test for ammonia is that it turns red litmus blue.



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

1000 joules

Sample of kilojoule (kJ)
A kilocalorie is equal to 4.1855 kilojoules.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Explanation of telophase (noun)
form: no plural

final stage of mitosis

Sample of telophase
Telophase comes after anaphase in the cell cycle.



   
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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