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Definition of electron configuration (noun)
form plural: electron configurations

the way that electrons are found around an atom

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Electron configuration of an atom is such that electrons fill the shell nearest the nucleus before filling others further away.

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Definition of pyrimidine (noun)
form plural: pyrimidines

a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids

Examples
Examples of pyrimidines are cytosine, thymine and uracil.

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Definition of insect (noun)
form plural: insects

arthropod with segmented bodies; for example; flies and beetles

Examples
There are more than 600,000 species of insects.

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Definition of mouth (noun)
form plural: mouths

opening in the face that is the beginning of the alimentary system; oral cavity

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Food and water is taken in through the mouth.

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Definition of structural isomer (noun)
form plural: structural isomers

compound that differ because they have different covalent arrangements of their atoms

Examples
Butane has two structural isomers.

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Definition of physiology (noun)
form: no plural

the study of the functioning of the body and its parts

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Knowlege of diving physics and physiology are essential ingredients to success in the MCAT.

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Definition of gastric gland (noun)
form: no plural

gland being located in the stomach and producing hydrochloric acid

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The gatric gland releases enzyme-producing cells which in turn produce pepsin.

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Definition of disinfect (verb)
forms: disinfected; disinfected; disinfecting

to clean something so that there are no microbes present

Examples
Hospitals need to be disinfected regularly.

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Definition of antibody (noun)
form plural: antibodies

protein made by white blood cells, in response to a particular antigen attack, in order to make the antigen harmless

Examples
Antibody reaction is the basis of immunity, allergy, tissue and organ rejection.

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Definition of folic acid (noun)
form: no plural

vitamin needed to make nucleic acids

Examples
Folic acid deficiency leads to anemia.

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