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n. paxil
(a) low pH precipitation due to dissolved sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
(b) antidepressant; selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; generic name: paroxetime
(c) potent hormone-like substance found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen)
(d) one of the cytochromes that acts as a hydrogen and electron acceptor
 
n. shielding
(a) compound made from plants containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
(b) effect where the electrons closest to the nucleus reduce the nuclear attraction on the electrons in the shell furthest away from the nucleus
(c) kidneys, bladder and tubes
(d) hypersensitivity reaction
 
v. flex
(a) to observe
(b) to shrink; to degenerate; to reduce
(c) to bend
(d) to adjust a chemical equation so that the number of atoms and charge match on each side
 
v. sprain
(a) to overstrain a joint so as to cause ligament injury
(b) to break down a compound by means of water
(c) to shake or tremble with cold, fear or emotion
(d) to observe
 
adj. thick
(a) relating to the bottom of the foot
(b) of substantial width
(c) relating to the male sexual organ
(d) unusual; irregular

 

n. law of independent assortment
(a) a sensitive method for analyzing liquid mixtures
(b) area near the middle of the retina where vision is the sharpest
(c) states that different traits are inherited with no relation of each other e.g. eye color and height
(d) a group of cells with the same shape and function
 
v. grieve
(a) to straighten out
(b) to try the flavor of something by putting it on the tongue
(c) to cut; to take apart; to remove body parts or organs
(d) to experience the emotional effects of a loss
 
n. centriole
(a) copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins
(b) a process that can occur without the addition of outside energy
(c) infection or inflammation of the back of the throat
(d) hollow cylinders containing nine microtubule triplets
 
adv. painful
(a) causing distress or suffering
(b) external to
(c) common; something that occurs habitually
(d) seldom
 
n. retina
(a) a simple sugar that is converted to glucose in the liver
(b) pair of ducts through which the eggs are moving to the uterus
(c) light-sensitive cells lining the eye
(d) outer covering of the cerebrum responsible for consciousness, memory, intellect, voluntary activity and sensory perception

n. paxil (b) antidepressant; selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; generic name: paroxetime
n. shielding (b) effect where the electrons closest to the nucleus reduce the nuclear attraction on the electrons in the shell furthest away from the nucleus
v. flex (c) to bend
v. sprain (a) to overstrain a joint so as to cause ligament injury
adj. thick (b) of substantial width
n. law of independent assortment (c) states that different traits are inherited with no relation of each other e.g. eye color and height
v. grieve (d) to experience the emotional effects of a loss
n. centriole (d) hollow cylinders containing nine microtubule triplets
adv. painful (a) causing distress or suffering
n. retina (c) light-sensitive cells lining the eye

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