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  Word Explanations cancer, divide, inhibition, adapt, inorganic chemistry, chemotaxis, amprenavir, bony, inhibit, inflammatory


   
Explanation of cancer (noun)
form plural: cancers

disease where cells divide at an excessive rate and become abnormal in function; malignancy; neoplasm

Sample of cancer
Cancer cells tend to spread.



   
Explanation of divide (verb)
forms: divided; divided; dividing

to split; separate

Sample of divide
The cell divides during mitosis or meiosis.



   
Explanation of inhibition (noun)
form: no plural

the process of stopping or slowing down a chemical reaction or organ function

Sample of inhibition
Heavy metal ions can cause enzyme inhibition.



   
Explanation of adapt (verb)
forms: adapted; adapted; adapting

to habituate (become used to) an environment

Sample of adapt
Plants and animals develop characteristics that help them adapt to their environment.



   
Explanation of inorganic chemistry (noun)
form: no plural

science which deals with all the elements except for carbon

Sample of inorganic chemistry
Salt and ammonia are studied in inorganic chemistry.



   
Explanation of chemotaxis (noun)
cell movement to or away from a chemical which is able to attract or repel the cell

Sample of chemotaxis
Chemotaxis is an important cellular response.



   
Explanation of amprenavir (noun)
form: no plural

generic name for a drug that is used to treat HIV infections; produced by GlaxoSmithKline; brand name: Agenerase

Sample of amprenavir
Amprenavir, also known as Agenerase, is a type of medicine called a protease inhibitor (PI).



   
Explanation of bony (adjective)
forms: bonier; boniest; the boniest

osseous; sclerous

Sample of bony
A bony person is someone who is so thin that you can see their bones through their skin.



   
Explanation of inhibit (verb)
forms: inhibited; inhibited; inhibiting

to stop or slow down a biological event or organ function

Sample of inhibit
High temperatures inhibit enzyme catalysis.



   
Explanation of inflammatory (adjective)
arousing swellings

Sample of inflammatory
Inflammatory responses are triggered by the body in reaction to physical damage.
Radiation may induce diarrhoea by a non- inflammatory mechanism such as bile acid malabsorption (although only as a feature of late radiation damage to the small bowel).



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