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  Word Explanations insecticide, antibiotic, prednisone, analgesic, trophoblast, treponema pallidum, tetanus, fungicidal, hemorrhage, catecholamines


   
Explanation of insecticide (adjective)
forms: more insecticidal; most insecticidal; the most insecticidal

having the ability to kill insects



   
Explanation of antibiotic (adjective)
form plural: antibiotics

a substance that destroys bacteria



   
Explanation of prednisone (noun)
form: no plural

dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant



   
Explanation of analgesic (adjective)
forms: more analgesic; most analgesic; less analgesic; least analgesic

pain-killing properties



   
Explanation of trophoblast (noun)
form plural: trophoblasts

the outer layer of cells in a blastocyst



   
Explanation of treponema pallidum (noun)
form plural: treponema pallidums

the flagellate organism that causes syphilis



   
Explanation of tetanus (noun)
disease caused by bacteria entering wounds



   
Explanation of fungicidal (adjective)
forms: more fungicidal; most fungicidal

able to kill or inhibit the growth of sporing organisms



   
Explanation of hemorrhage (noun)
form plural: hemorrhages

blood loss due to vessel wall damage



   
Explanation of catecholamines (noun)
form: only plural

the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline that are made and secreted by the adrenals



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