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  Word Descriptions hypotonic solution, boil, linear, emulsification, coronary, neph-, halogen, bromine, deamination, hormone


   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Description of coronary (adjective)
relating to the heart

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



   
Description of neph- (preffix)
of the kidney

Samples of neph-
A nephron is a kidney tubule.



   
Description of halogen (noun: plural: halogens)
the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine

Samples of halogen
Halogens belong to group V11 in the periodic table.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



  Determinations of the words hypotonic solution, boil, linear, emulsification, coronary, neph-, halogen, bromine, deamination, hormone

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