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  Word Explanations blood vessel, cone, reproductive system, ionic bond, hematopoiesis/hemopoiesis, phloem, cerebral hemisphere, cystine, lactic acid, alcohol


   
Explanation of blood vessel (noun)
form plural: blood vessels

channel through which blood circulates (e.g. vein or artery)



   
Explanation of cone (noun)
form plural: cones

photoreceptor in the retina being responsible for daylight and color vision



   
Explanation of reproductive system (noun)
form plural: reproductive systems

system of sex organs (testis and ovary) and associated structures



   
Explanation of ionic bond (noun)
form plural: ionic bonds

bonds held between ions in an ionic compound



   
Explanation of hematopoiesis/hemopoiesis (noun)
form: no plural

the process by which blood cells are made



   
Explanation of phloem (noun)
form: no plural

tissue that transports sugars in plants



   
Explanation of cerebral hemisphere (noun)
form plural: cerebral hemispheres

one of the two halves of the cerebrum



   
Explanation of cystine (noun)
form: no plural

an amino acid



   
Explanation of lactic acid (noun)
form plural: lactic acids

chemical that is formed when glucose is metabolized in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic respiration)



   
Explanation of alcohol (noun)
form plural: alcohols

any of a class of organic compounds formed when a hydroxyl group (-OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon



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