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Definition of hypotonic solution (noun)
form plural: hypotonic solutions

solution with lower salt concentration or lower osmotic pressure than another solution

Examples
Dionized water is a hypotonic solution when it is drunk by an organism because it contains less salt than the bodily environment.

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Definition of boil (verb)
forms: boiled; boiled; boiling

to heat a liquid to its boiling point where it then becomes a gas

Examples
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

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Definition of linear (adjective)
forms: more linear; most linear; the most linear

straight; long and narrow shape resembling a line

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If two variables are plotted on a graph that shows a straight line they are said to have a linear relationship.

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Definition of emulsification (noun)
form: no plural

making a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix

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Emulsification of fat is a process in which bile salts emulsify fat globules.

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Definition of coronary (adjective)
relating to the heart

Examples
Atheroma affects the coronary arteries and can cause a myocardial infarct.

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Definition of neph- (preffix)
of the kidney

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A nephron is a kidney tubule.

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Definition of halogen (noun)
form plural: halogens

the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine

Examples
Halogens belong to group V11 in the periodic table.

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Definition of bromine (noun)
form: no plural

red-brown halogen that is a liquid at room temperature but gives off an irritating vapor

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Bromine is in group 7 of the periodic table.

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Definition of deamination (noun)
form: no plural

removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule

Examples
In the liver amino acids are transformed during the process called deamination.

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Definition of hormone (noun)
form plural: hormones

chemical secreted in small amounts from endocrine glands that passes in the bloodstream to another tissue or organ where it alters the function or structure of that organ

Examples
Hormones coordinate the growth and activities of living things.

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