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Definition of caustic (adjective)
strong chemical that burns if it comes in contact with skin

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Sulphuric acid is a caustic agent.

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Definition of essential (adjective)
forms: more essential; most essential; less essential; least essential

of the highest importance; something that it is impossible to do without

Examples
Oxygen is essential to life on this planet.

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Definition of mucous (adjective)
containing and producing mucus

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The gastric glands consist of muscous cells, chief cells, and parietal cells.

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Definition of unipolar (adjective)
having one pole

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A neuron which has one process coming-out of the cell body is a unipolar neuron.

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Definition of aliphatic (adjective)
related to a group of organic molecules in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains

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'Aliphatic' describes all substances being not aromatic and therefore having no stable ring system.

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Definition of afferent (adjective)
relates to a nerve that carries signals towards the central nervous system

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Afferent nerves carry sensory information.

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Definition of heavy metal (noun)
form plural: heavy metals

metal with a high relative atomic mass

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Heavy metals such as mercury and lead are stored in fat and so are passed on up the food chain.

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Definition of binocular (adjective)
involving both eyes at the same time

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Although the principles of binocular vision might rather straightforward, they still require careful attention to the finer details of how we view and perceive the world.

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Definition of mental (adjective)
relating to the mind

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Thinking is a mental process.

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Definition of embryonic (adjective)
forms: more embryonic; most embryonic; the most embryonic

of an embryo; very early development

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Embryology is the study of embryonic development.

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