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Definition of earache (noun)
form plural: earaches

painful ear

Examples
Earache is common in children.

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Definition of amphipathic lipid (noun)
form plural: amphipathic lipids

contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part

Examples
Amphipathic liquids make up cell membranes and are important lipids.

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Definition of commensal (noun)
form plural: commensals

an organism that exists in symbiotic relationship to its host

Examples
A commensal organism is beneficial to its host, e.g. gut bacteria which manufacture vitamin K within the body.

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Definition of entropy (noun)
form: no plural

measurement of the amount of thermal energy that is not available for work in a closed thermodynamic system

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Entropy measures the randomness of a system.

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Definition of electrical synapse (noun)
form: no plural

a junction between two nerve endings

Examples
At an electrical synapse the action potential passes from one cell to the other without neurotransmitters mediating the process.

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Definition of pentose (noun)
form plural: pentoses

sugar that contains five carbons

Examples
Pentoses are constituents of nucleic acids.

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Definition of spirometer (noun)
form plural: spirometers

instrument for measurment of volume of air passing the lung

Examples
The spirometer measures the rate at which ventilation occurs in the respiratory system.

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Definition of malaria (noun)
form plural: malarias

an infectious parasitic illness transmitted by mosquito bites

Examples
Malaria affects the red blood cells.

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Definition of level (noun)
form plural: levels

amount

Examples
The level of sodium in the blood varies between individuals.

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Definition of frequency (noun)
form plural: frequencies

amount of times a particular phenomenon occurs within a specified interval

Examples
Evolution is a result of gene frequencies within a population.

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