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  Word Descriptions uracil, long sightedness, deoxygenated blood, heredity, acylation, asexual reproduction, gel, hydrolysis, testosterone, fungus


   
Description of uracil (noun: no plural)
one of the nitrogen containing bases which help make up RNA

Samples of uracil
Uracil is a pyrimidine.



   
Description of long sightedness (noun: no plural)
the ability to see distant objects better than close objects

Samples of long sightedness
The eyeball being too short causes long-sightedness.



   
Description of deoxygenated blood (noun: no plural)
blood which contains very little oxygen

Samples of deoxygenated blood
Veins carry deoxygenated blood.



   
Description of heredity (noun: plural: heredities)
the processes by which genetic information are passed on between generations

Samples of heredity
The nature-nurture argument says that we are influenced equally by our environment as by heredity.



   
Description of acylation (noun: plural: acylations)
a reaction where an acyl group takes the place of a hydrogen atom

Samples of acylation
Aspirin is formed by acylation.



   
Description of asexual reproduction (noun: no plural)
reproduction by one organism

Samples of asexual reproduction
An amoeba reproduces by asexual reproduction.



   
Description of gel (noun: plural: gels)
mixture created when a liquid finely disperses in a solid to become colloidal or semi-solid in consistency

Samples of gel
A gel liquefies if shaken or heated.



   
Description of hydrolysis (noun: no plural)
reaction where molecular bonds are broken by reaction with water

Samples of hydrolysis
Salt hydrolysis changes the PH of a salt solution.



   
Description of testosterone (noun: no plural)
the main sex hormone in the male

Samples of testosterone
The main source of testosterone comes from the testis.



   
Description of fungus (noun: plural: fungi)
eukaryote that gets its food by absorbing their food through their surfaces

Samples of fungus
Fungi absorb food whereas animals ingest it.



  Determinations of the words uracil, long sightedness, deoxygenated blood, heredity, acylation, asexual reproduction, gel, hydrolysis, testosterone, fungus

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