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  Word Explanations fibre, toxic, sexually transmitted disease, seizure, chemical equation, blood vessel, pancreatic, pylorus, insecticide, fission


   
Explanation of fibre (noun)
form plural: fibres

strand of tissue

Sample of fibre
Fibres are a vital component of various body parts.



   
Explanation of toxic (adjective)
forms: more toxic; most toxic; the most toxic

poisonous; harmful to health

Sample of toxic
Toxic chemicals usually carry a hazardous symbol.



   
Explanation of sexually transmitted disease (noun)
form: sexually transmitted diseases

generic name for illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis b, gonorrhea or syphilis

Sample of sexually transmitted disease
The IFPA maintained that the sale was part of its work to halt the spread of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) but conservative groups won their case against the free availability of contraception on the basis of a 1985 law limiting the supply of contraceptives to chemists, sexually transmitted disease clinics, family planning clinics, and doctors' surgeries.



   
Explanation of seizure (noun)
form plural: seizures

a fit

Sample of seizure
Epileptics are people who have seizures.



   
Explanation of chemical equation (noun)
form plural: chemical equations

any reaction occurring between atoms or compounds can be written with the reactants on the left and the products on the right separated by arrows showing the direction of the reaction

Sample of chemical equation
A chemical equation showing the reaction of carbon and oxygen to form carbon monoxide looks like this: CO2(CO).



   
Explanation of blood vessel (noun)
form plural: blood vessels

part of the cardiovascular system (e.g. vein or artery)

Sample of blood vessel
The human cardiovascular system consists of a muscular four-chambered heart, a network of blood vessels, and the blood itself.



   
Explanation of pancreatic (adjective)
relating to a glandular organ located in the abdomen

Sample of pancreatic
His pancreatic disease was very serious.



   
Explanation of pylorus (noun)
form plural: pylori

region between the stomach and the duodenum

Sample of pylorus
The pylorus is an opening between the stomach and the duodenum.



   
Explanation of insecticide (noun)
form plural: insecticides

a chemical used to kill insects

Sample of insecticide
Insecticides may be toxic to humans.
The most effective way of combatting river blindness until fairly recently was by spraying the breeding grounds with insecticide, a process which will continue for several years yet.



   
Explanation of fission (noun)
form: no plural

a method of asexual reproduction

Sample of fission
Bacteria and amoebae reproduce by binary fission.



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