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  Word Descriptions eliminate, reproduce, be shed, repel, decompose, excrete, digest, degenerate, burn, contaminate


   
Description of eliminate (verb: eliminated; eliminated; eliminating)
to eject waste products

Samples of eliminate
The kidneys and urinary tract eliminate metabolic waste products from the blood.



   
Description of reproduce (verb: reproduced; reproduced; reproducing)
to breed; to make offspring

Samples of reproduce
Plants and animals must reproduce to survive.



   
Description of be shed (verb: was shed, were shed; has been shed, have been shed; being shed)
to be eliminated

Samples of be shed
The endometrial lining (endometrium) is shed at menstruation.



   
Description of repel (verb: repelled; repelled; repelling)
to present an opposing force

Samples of repel
Unequal charges attract, equal charges repel.



   
Description of decompose (verb: decomposed; decomposed; decomposing)
to break down; to decay

Samples of decompose
Bacteria decompose organic matter.



   
Description of excrete (verb: excreted; excreted; excreting)
to get rid of waste from the body

Samples of excrete
Sweat glands excrete water and salts (sweat).



   
Description of digest (verb: digested; digested; digesting)
to break down food into a form that can be used by the body

Samples of digest
Humans need to digest large amounts of food every day to live.



   
Description of degenerate (verb: degenerated; degenerated; degenerating)
to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ

Samples of degenerate
The body naturally degenerates with time.



   
Description of burn (verb: burnt/burned; burnt/burned; burning)
to be on fire; to scald

Samples of burn
Caustic agents can seriously burn skin.



   
Description of contaminate (verb: contaminated; contaminated; contaminating)
to make a clean thing or person dirty

Samples of contaminate
Bacteria contaminate surgical instruments so they must be sterilized.



  Determinations of the words eliminate, reproduce, be shed, repel, decompose, excrete, digest, degenerate, burn, contaminate

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