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Meaning of gas tests (noun)
form: only plural

used to identify gases during analysis

Example
A gas test for ammonia is that it turns red litmus blue.

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

1000 joules

Example
A kilocalorie is equal to 4.1855 kilojoules.

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Meaning 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

Example
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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Meaning of glandular tissue (noun)
form: no plural

groups of cells that produce useful juices

Example
The digestive system contains a lot of glandular tissue.

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

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

Example
An isotope scan is also called a nuclear scan.

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Meaning 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

Example
The blind spot is the point at which the optic nerve exists.

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

contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part

Example
Amphipathic liquids make up cell membranes and are important lipids.

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Meaning of cramp (noun)
form plural: cramps

painful spasm of the muscle

Example
Cramps may be caused by imbalance of salts in the blood.

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Meaning of telophase (noun)
form: no plural

final stage of mitosis

Example
Telophase comes after anaphase in the cell cycle.

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Meaning of carcinogen (noun)
form plural: carcinogens

a substance that causes cancer

Example
Tobacco smoke is a known carcinogen.

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