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  Word Descriptions diastolic blood pressure dissect, navel, torque, guard cells, transamination, elbow, neutral fat, myopic, hierarchy, glycerol


   
Description of diastolic blood pressure dissect (noun: no plural)
the blood pressure during diastole

Samples of diastolic blood pressure dissect
The diastolic blood pressure is the lower number of the blood pressure reading (e.g. 120/80).



   
Description of navel (noun: no plural)
the tummy button

Samples of navel
The navel is the remnant of the umbilicus.



   
Description of torque (noun: no plural)
moment of a force

Samples of torque
Torque is the quantity causing rotation.



   
Description of guard cells (noun: only plural)
cells around stomata in the leaf

Samples of guard cells
Guard cells can close the stomata when a plant loses water faster than it takes it in.



   
Description of transamination (noun: plural: transaminations)
transfer of an amino group from one molecule to another one

Samples of transamination
Most amino acids lose an amino group in the process of transamination to form an keto acid.



   
Description of elbow (noun: plural: elbows)
joint between the humerus above the radius and the ulna

Samples of elbow
The elbow is a hinge joint.



   
Description of neutral fat (noun: plural: neutral fats)
compound containing glycerol and fatty acids which is important as a fuel and for energy storage

Samples of neutral fat
monoacylglycerol is a neutral fat.



   
Description of myopic (noun: plural: myopics)
someone who suffers from shortsightedness

Samples of myopic
Myopics may need glasses to correct their sight.



   
Description of hierarchy (noun: plural: hierarchies)
a ranking system of organisation

Samples of hierarchy
In the hierarchy of life at the bottom are single-celled organisms and at the top are complex organisms such as man.



   
Description of glycerol (noun: no plural)
one of the building blocks of fats; an alcohol with three carbons and three hydroxyl groups

Samples of glycerol
Fat is broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
Fats contain glycerol and fatty acids.



  Determinations of the words diastolic blood pressure dissect, navel, torque, guard cells, transamination, elbow, neutral fat, myopic, hierarchy, glycerol

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