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Explanation of flask (noun)
form plural: flasks

rounded glass structure, usually with a long neck, used in experiments

Sample of flask
You would use a flask in a laboratory.
Bile acids were recovered from the Lipidex 1000 by eluting the column with 40 ml 100% methanol into the original round bottomed flask.



   
Explanation of headache (noun)
form plural: headaches

pain in the uppermost part of the body

Sample of headache
The bumpiness had churned her stomach and given her a headache, but she kept her complaints to herself.



   
Explanation of irritability (noun)
form plural: irritabilities

the state of being easily inflamed or painful; the state of being easily angered

Sample of irritability
Irritability in babies may be caused by an infection.



   
Explanation of smell (noun)
form plural: smells

olfactory sense; an odor

Sample of smell
Taste is closely related to the sense of smell.



   
Explanation of -itis (suffix)
inflammation or infection

Sample of -itis
Colitis is infection or inflammation of the colon.



   
Explanation of cyanide (noun)
form plural: cyanides

a heavy metal poison

Sample of cyanide
Cytochrome oxidase is very sensitive to cyanide.
Oxygen is extremely reactive, and any that appeared in an atmosphere containing ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and the rest, would immediately have reacted with them.



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

happens rapidly or abruptly

Sample of sudden
His demise was sudden and unexpected.



   
Explanation of bleeding disorder (noun)
form plural: bleeding disorders

coagulopathy

Sample of bleeding disorder
A bleeding disorder is an acquired or inherited tendency to bleed excessively.

Examples of bleeding disorder
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Explanation of recessive (adjective)
relating to a gene form that is only expressed when two alleles are present; relating to one from each parent

Sample of recessive
The gene for cystic fibrosis is a recessive gene.
When cells are exposed to ionizing radiation, the chromosomes of the cell nuclei may be damaged by the production of gene mutations (dominant and recessive), involving alterations in the elementary units of heredity which are localized within the chromosomes, or by the induction of chromosome aberrations, consisting of changes in the structure or number of the chromosomes.



   
Explanation of balance (noun)
form plural: balances

a scientific instrument that measures and compares masses

Sample of balance
We use a balance to measure out the mass of a chemical substance in a laboratory experiment.



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