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Meaning of halogen, pelvic, sex hormone, paraplegia, sodium-potassium pump, glucagon, golgi complex, insoluble, saturate, excitation threshold

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Meaning of halogen (noun)
form plural: halogens

the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine

Example
Halogens belong to group V11 in the periodic table.

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Meaning of pelvic (adjective)
relating to the the lower part of the abdomen

Example
The pelvic bones protect the contents of the pelvis from damage.

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Meaning of sex hormone (noun)
form plural: sex hormones

chemical substance that plays a role in the development of gender specific characteristics

Example
Testosterone, estrogen and progesterone are examples of sex hormones.

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Meaning of paraplegia (noun)
form: no plural

inability to move the legs and part of the trunk

Example
A study of persons who suffered accidents resulting in paraplegia and tetraplegia showed that 75 per cent of the professional group found similar employment two to three years after the onset of disability and the remaining 25 per cent were unemployed.

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Meaning of sodium-potassium pump (noun)
form plural: sodium potassium pumps

active transport mechanism that uses ATP to exchange two common positive ions

Example
All animal cells have sodium-potassium pumps.

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Meaning of glucagon (noun)
form: no plural

a hormone made in the pancreas

Example
Glucagon makes the liver release glucose.

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Meaning of golgi complex (noun)
form plural: golgi complexes

stacks of membranous vesicles that modify; package and sort proteins to other organelles

Example
The golgi complex is a protein-processing apparatus.

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Meaning of insoluble (adjective)
forms: more insoluble; most insoluble; the most insoluble

not able to dissolve

Example
Oil is insoluble in water.

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Meaning of saturate (verb)
forms: saturated; saturated; saturating

to completely load something so it is unable to take any more

Example
If you saturate a solution with solute no more solute will dissolve in it.
Before placing the planted lily into the pond it is best to saturate the growing medium using a watering can with a fine rose to settle the soil around the plant.

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Meaning of excitation threshold (noun)
form: no plural

this is the amount of stimulus needed to set up an action potential in a nerve cell

Example
A nervous response is triggered when the excitation threshold is reached.

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