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  Word Descriptions assortative mating, symbiosis, meningitis, electronegativity, anion, vicinal, epidermis, climate, portal system, cranium


   
Description of assortative mating (noun: no plural)
nonrandom mating in which individuals engage in mating having more traits incommon than in random mating

Samples of assortative mating
Assortative mating refers to nonrandom, but selected mating according to criteria such as phenotype and proximity.



   
Description of symbiosis (noun: plural: symbioses)
arrangement in which two dissimilar organisms live together in what is usually a mutually beneficial manner

Samples of symbiosis
A parasitic relationship is an example of symbiosis where one member benefits at the expense of another.



   
Description of meningitis (noun: no plural)
infectious illness due to infection of the brain lining with fever; pain and headaches

Samples of meningitis
Bacterial meningitis can be a life-threatening illness.



   
Description of electronegativity (noun: no plural)
an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds

Samples of electronegativity
A bond connecting atoms of different electronegativity is called a polar covalent bond.



   
Description of anion (noun: plural: anions)
negatively charged ion

Samples of anion
An ion that has gained electrons is called an anion.



   
Description of vicinal (adjective)
related to the consecutive positions of substituted elements or radicals on a benzene ring

Samples of vicinal
Diols with hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbons are called vicinal.



   
Description of epidermis (noun: no plural)
superficial skin layer that protects the body surface

Samples of epidermis
The epidermis has several layers of cells: the deepest layer of the epidermis is the germinative layer.



   
Description of climate (noun: no plural)
the general weather patterns or tendencies of an area

Samples of climate
Hawaii has a warm climate.



   
Description of portal system (noun: plural: portal systems)
system of blood vessels starting and ending in capillaries

Samples of portal system
In the portal systems blood flows through two capillary beds prior to returning to the heart.



   
Description of cranium (noun: no plural)
skull bone

Samples of cranium
The cranium protects the brain.



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