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  Word Descriptions caustic, essential, mucous, unipolar, aliphatic, afferent, heavy metal, binocular, mental, embryonic


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

Samples of caustic
Sulphuric acid is a caustic agent.



   
Description of essential (adjective: more essential; most essential; less essential; least essential)
of the highest importance; something that it is impossible to do without

Samples of essential
Oxygen is essential to life on this planet.



   
Description of mucous (adjective)
containing and producing mucus

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



   
Description of unipolar (adjective)
having one pole

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



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

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



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

Samples of afferent
Afferent nerves carry sensory information.



   
Description of heavy metal (noun: plural: heavy metals)
metal with a high relative atomic mass

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



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

Samples of binocular
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.



   
Description of mental (adjective)
relating to the mind

Samples of mental
Thinking is a mental process.



   
Description of embryonic (adjective: more embryonic; most embryonic; the most embryonic)
of an embryo; very early development

Samples of embryonic
Embryology is the study of embryonic development.



  Determinations of the words caustic, essential, mucous, unipolar, aliphatic, afferent, heavy metal, binocular, mental, embryonic

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