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  Word Descriptions inflammation, nauseous, peptic (peptide) bond, contaminated, diastole, joule (k), filter, systole, cellulose, coagulate


   
Description of inflammation (noun: plural: inflammations)
body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function

Samples of inflammation
Inflammation can be acute or chronic.



   
Description of nauseous (adjective: more nauseous; most nauseous; the most nauseous)
sick (as if you will vomit)

Samples of nauseous
Motion (travel) sickness makes you feel nauseous.



   
Description of peptic (peptide) bond (noun: plural: peptic bonds)
bond which bridges the basic and acidic extremities of amino acids

Samples of peptic (peptide) bond
Peptic bonds are the building blocks of amino acids.



   
Description of contaminated (adjective: more contaminated; most contaminated; less contaminated; least contaminated)
dirty; impure

Samples of contaminated
Typhoid disease can be caught by drinking contaminated water.



   
Description of diastole (noun: plural: diastoles)
the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes

Samples of diastole
Blood pressure falls during diastole.



   
Description of joule (k) (noun: plural: joules)
unit of energy equal to the work done when the point of application of a 1-newton force is displaced through a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force

Samples of joule (k)
One calorie is equal to 4.1855 joules.



   
Description of filter (verb: filtered; filtered; filtering)
to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid

Samples of filter
To separate sand from water you need to filter it.



   
Description of systole (noun: plural: systoles)
the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle is contracting

Samples of systole
Atrial systole occurs before ventricular systole.



   
Description of cellulose (noun: no plural)
carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter

Samples of cellulose
Cellulose is difficult for man to digest.



   
Description of coagulate (verb: coagulated; oagulated; coagulating)
to thicken from a liquid state towards a solid state

Samples of coagulate
Blood coagulates faster the slower it flows.



  Determinations of the words inflammation, nauseous, peptic (peptide) bond, contaminated, diastole, joule (k), filter, systole, cellulose, coagulate

  Preparation book: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Health

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