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  Word Descriptions withdrawal symptom, flagellum, eukaryote, urine, kidneys, oxidation, unsaturated fat, cystine, X-linked disease, concentration


   
Description of withdrawal symptom (noun: plural: withdrawal symptoms)
unpleasant feeling people experience when they stop taking a drug they are addicted to

Samples of withdrawal symptom
Heroine addicts get withdrawal symptoms when they stop taking heroine suddenly.



   
Description of flagellum (noun: plural: flagella)
fine long thread attached to some cells e.g. spermatozoa and certain protozoa

Samples of flagellum
Flagella help the cell move.



   
Description of eukaryote (noun: plural: eukaryotes)
unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus

Samples of eukaryote
The genetic material of eukaryotes consists of a DNA dubble helix which is attached to chromosomes.



   
Description of urine (noun: no plural)
a solution of urea and salts in water that is formed by the kidneys

Samples of urine
Urine is stored in the bladder.



   
Description of kidneys (noun: plural: kidneys)
organ in the abdominal cavity with the function to maintain water and electrolyte regulation and filtering the blood of metabolic products

Samples of kidneys
Blood enters the kidney through the renal artery.



   
Description of oxidation (noun: no plural)
the process where a substance loses electrons

Samples of oxidation
Oxidation and reduction reactions usually take place at the same time.



   
Description of unsaturated fat (noun: plural: unsaturated fats)
fat containing double carbon-carbon bonds

Samples of unsaturated fat
If a triacylglycerol contains double carbon-carbon bonds it is an unsaturated fat.



   
Description of cystine (noun: no plural)
an amino acid

Samples of cystine
There is a rare metabolic disorder called cystinosis where cystine deposits in large amounts in the kidneys.



   
Description of X-linked disease (noun: plural: X linked diseases)
characteristic that is controlled by a gene carried on the X chromosome

Samples of X-linked disease
Hemophilia is an X-linked disease.



   
Description of concentration (noun: plural: concentrations)
the amount of a substance within a second substance, usually in a solution

Samples of concentration
The concentration of the solution was one mole.



  Determinations of the words withdrawal symptom, flagellum, eukaryote, urine, kidneys, oxidation, unsaturated fat, cystine, X-linked disease, concentration

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