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  Word Descriptions essential fatty acid, alkaloid, cytoplasm, essential amino acid, amino acid, plasma, nerve, labor, heart, helium


   
Description of essential fatty acid (noun: plural: essential fatty acids)
fatty acid vital for growth and repair that needs to be found from the diet

Samples of essential fatty acid
The body cannot make essential fatty acids.



   
Description of alkaloid (noun: plural: alkaloids)
organic substances that contain nitrogen

Samples of alkaloid
Alkaloids are found mostly in plants.



   
Description of cytoplasm (noun: plural: cytoplasms)
all the contents of the cell except the nucleus

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



   
Description of essential amino acid (noun: plural: essential amino acids)
amino acid needed for growth and development which needs to be obtained from the diet

Samples of essential amino acid
The body cannot make essential amino acids.



   
Description of amino acid (noun: plural: amino acids)
organic molecule with an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)

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



   
Description of plasma (noun: no plural)
the liquid part of blood

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



   
Description of nerve (noun: plural: nerves)
bundle of nerve fibers

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



   
Description of labor (noun: plural: labors)
the process of childbirth

Samples of labor
Labor is caused by muscular contractions of the uterus.



   
Description of heart (noun: plural: hearts)
a cone-shaped, muscular organ lying in the mediastinum between the lungs

Samples of heart
The heart pumps blood around the body.



   
Description of helium (noun: no plural)
first member of group V111; a noble gas

Samples of helium
Helium is the second commonest element; hydrogen is the most common.



  Determinations of the words essential fatty acid, alkaloid, cytoplasm, essential amino acid, amino acid, plasma, nerve, labor, heart, helium

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