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  Word Descriptions conjugate acid, fracture, gallstone, leg, pharynx, glucosamine, casein, sulfur, glycolysis, glycoprotein


   
Description of conjugate acid (noun: plural: conjugate acids)
a base turns into its conjugate acid when it gains a proton

Samples of conjugate acid
An acid-base reaction involves conjugate acids and conjugate bases.



   
Description of fracture (noun: plural: fractures)
a break

Samples of fracture
Doctors may request an X-ray to see if there are any fractures of the bones.



   
Description of gallstone (noun: plural: gallstones)
a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits

Samples of gallstone
Gallstones may cause pain.



   
Description of leg (noun: plural: legs)
lower limb used for walking

Samples of leg
Humans have two legs.



   
Description of pharynx (noun: no plural)
upper area of the alimentary canal

Samples of pharynx
The pharynx starts from the mouth and extends close to the lung.



   
Description of glucosamine (noun: no plural)
an amino sugar

Samples of glucosamine
Glucosamine is present in chitin which makes up the hard exoskeleton in insects; arthropods and crustacean.



   
Description of casein (noun: no plural)
a protein in milk

Samples of casein
Casein precipitates out of milk in acid conditions.



   
Description of sulfur (noun: no plural)
chemical element with the symbol S

Samples of sulfur
Sulfur makes up most proteins.



   
Description of glycolysis (noun: no plural)
process generating ATP in which glucose is broken down

Samples of glycolysis
Reactions of glycolysis occur in the cytoplasm and involve the oxidation of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate and the production of ATP.



   
Description of glycoprotein (noun: plural: glycoproteins)
proteins joined to carbohydrate that are found on the surface of cells

Samples of glycoprotein
Most proteins that cells secrete are in the form of glycoproteins.



  Determinations of the words conjugate acid, fracture, gallstone, leg, pharynx, glucosamine, casein, sulfur, glycolysis, glycoprotein

  Preparation book: Medicine: Pelvic fracture

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