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| Description of hypotonic solution (noun: plural: hypotonic solutions) solution with lower salt concentration or lower osmotic pressure than another solution Samples of hypotonic solution 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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| Description of boil (verb: boiled; boiled; boiling) to heat a liquid to its boiling point where it then becomes a gas Samples of boil Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
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| Description of linear (adjective: more linear; most linear; the most linear) straight; long and narrow shape resembling a line Samples of linear 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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| Description of emulsification (noun: no plural) making a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix Samples of emulsification Emulsification of fat is a process in which bile salts emulsify fat globules.
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| Description of coronary (adjective) relating to the heart Samples of coronary Atheroma affects the coronary arteries and can cause a myocardial infarct.
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| Description of neph- (preffix) of the kidney Samples of neph- A nephron is a kidney tubule.
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| Description of halogen (noun: plural: halogens) the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine Samples of halogen Halogens belong to group V11 in the periodic table.
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| Description of bromine (noun: no plural) red-brown halogen that is a liquid at room temperature but gives off an irritating vapor Samples of bromine Bromine is in group 7 of the periodic table.
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| Description of deamination (noun: no plural) removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule Samples of deamination In the liver amino acids are transformed during the process called deamination.
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| Description of hormone (noun: 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 Samples of hormone Hormones coordinate the growth and activities of living things.
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