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  Word Descriptions electron configuration, pyrimidine, insect, mouth, structural isomer, physiology, gastric gland, disinfect, antibody, folic acid


   
Description of electron configuration (noun: plural: electron configurations)
the way that electrons are found around an atom

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



   
Description of pyrimidine (noun: plural: pyrimidines)
a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids

Samples of pyrimidine
Examples of pyrimidines are cytosine, thymine and uracil.



   
Description of insect (noun: plural: insects)
arthropod with segmented bodies; for example; flies and beetles

Samples of insect
There are more than 600,000 species of insects.



   
Description of mouth (noun: plural: mouths)
opening in the face that is the beginning of the alimentary system; oral cavity

Samples of mouth
Food and water is taken in through the mouth.



   
Description of structural isomer (noun: plural: structural isomers)
compound that differ because they have different covalent arrangements of their atoms

Samples of structural isomer
Butane has two structural isomers.



   
Description of physiology (noun: no plural)
the study of the functioning of the body and its parts

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



   
Description of gastric gland (noun: no plural)
gland being located in the stomach and producing hydrochloric acid

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



   
Description of disinfect (verb: disinfected; disinfected; disinfecting)
to clean something so that there are no microbes present

Samples of disinfect
Hospitals need to be disinfected regularly.



   
Description of antibody (noun: plural: antibodies)
protein made by white blood cells, in response to a particular antigen attack, in order to make the antigen harmless

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



   
Description of folic acid (noun: no plural)
vitamin needed to make nucleic acids

Samples of folic acid
Folic acid deficiency leads to anemia.



  Determinations of the words electron configuration, pyrimidine, insect, mouth, structural isomer, physiology, gastric gland, disinfect, antibody, folic acid

  Preparation book: Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man IX

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