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Definition of essential fatty acid (noun)
form plural: essential fatty acids

fatty acid vital for growth and repair that needs to be found from the diet

Examples
The body cannot make essential fatty acids.

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Definition of alkaloid (noun)
form plural: alkaloids

organic substances that contain nitrogen

Examples
Alkaloids are found mostly in plants.

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Definition of cytoplasm (noun)
form plural: cytoplasms

all the contents of the cell except the nucleus

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The cytoplasm is a jelly-like substance that surrounds the nucleus.

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Definition of essential amino acid (noun)
form plural: essential amino acids

amino acid needed for growth and development which needs to be obtained from the diet

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The body cannot make essential amino acids.

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Definition of amino acid (noun)
form plural: amino acids

organic molecule with an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)

Examples
Amino acid derivates are hormones consisting of one or two modified amino acids.

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Definition of plasma (noun)
form: no plural

the liquid part of blood

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Plasma carries digested food from the small intestine to all of the cells of the body.

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Definition of nerve (noun)
form plural: nerves

bundle of nerve fibers

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Nerves carry information to and from the central nervous system by electrical impulses.

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Definition of labor (noun)
form plural: labors

the process of childbirth

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Labor is caused by muscular contractions of the uterus.

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Definition of heart (noun)
form plural: hearts

a cone-shaped, muscular organ lying in the mediastinum between the lungs

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The heart pumps blood around the body.

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Definition of helium (noun)
form: no plural

first member of group V111; a noble gas

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Helium is the second commonest element; hydrogen is the most common.

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