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  Word Descriptions turgid, menstruate, unsaturated fatty acid, gamete, acellular, mole, diglyceride, haploid, classify, maternal


   
Description of turgid (adjective: more turgid; most turgid; less turgid; least turgid)
swollen and engorged

Samples of turgid
Plant stems are turgid when they store water.



   
Description of menstruate (verb: menstruated; menstruated; menstruating)
to bleed from the uterus when the lining is shed each month

Samples of menstruate
In some cultures women are kept apart from the group when they are menstruating.



   
Description of unsaturated fatty acid (noun: plural: unsaturated fatty acids)
fatty acid that is not fully saturated with hydrogen atoms because of the presence of double carbo-carbon bonds

Samples of unsaturated fatty acid
Fats containing some unsaturated fatty acids are usually liquids at room temperature.



   
Description of gamete (noun: plural: gametes)
sex cell

Samples of gamete
The female gamete is called an ovum.



   
Description of acellular (adjective)
not made up of cells

Samples of acellular
Fungi sometimes have acellular hyphae.



   
Description of mole (noun: plural: moles)
a small mark on the skin; usually dark that appears after exposure to the sun in certain people; unit representing the amount of a substance

Samples of mole
Some moles develop into cancers called melanomas.



   
Description of diglyceride (noun: plural: diglycerides)
contains two fatty acids joined to a glycerol molecule

Samples of diglyceride
A diglyceride can also be called a diacylglycerol.



   
Description of haploid (adjective)
pertaining to cells with a single set of chromosomes that aren't paired

Samples of haploid
Meiosis produces haploid gametes.



   
Description of classify (verb: classified; classified; classifying)
to put organisms into groups by looking at structural, physiological or evolutionary features

Samples of classify
We usually classify organisms according to the Linnaean system of classification.



   
Description of maternal (adjective)
of the mother; mother-like

Samples of maternal
Maternal complications during pregnancy are higher in poorer countries.



  Determinations of the words turgid, menstruate, unsaturated fatty acid, gamete, acellular, mole, diglyceride, haploid, classify, maternal

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