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Explanation of chlorophyll (noun)
form: no plural

green pigment found in all green plants that absorbs light so that photosynthesis can occur

Sample of chlorophyll
Some bacteria contain chlorophyll as well as plants.



   
Explanation of suicide (noun)
form plural: suicides

the act of intentionally taking one's own life

Sample of suicide
The number of suicides is increasing every year.
he Health, Welfare, and Advice Centre was established to co-ordinate the work of a variety of voluntary agencies and statutory social services in an area characterized by severe social problems and high rates of attempted suicide.



   
Explanation of emergency room (noun)
form plural: emergency rooms

department in a hospital or clinic that is equipped to provide immediate or medical treatment

Sample of emergency room
Such cases will often have been treated as acute cystitis for a day or two, and may present to the casualty department or emergency room with a bladder so swollen that it mimics a twenty week pregnancy.



   
Explanation of intravenous (adjective)
into a blood vessel

Sample of intravenous
An intravenous line is a tube that is placed inside the vein into which drugs and fluids are given.



   
Explanation of rib (noun)
form plural: ribs

one of 12 pairs of long, thin bones that curve from the spine to join the sternum in front

Sample of rib
The ribs form the chest cavity.



   
Explanation of vaccine (noun)
form plural: vaccines

a substance used clinically for the immunization of a recipient against an infectious agent; immunogen that contains a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells; it is injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

Sample of vaccine
The first vaccine created was against smallpox.
Even if the money and the knowledge were available to produce a vaccine for mass immunisation, public opinion could still determine whether genetically engineered viruses will treat HIV in the future.



   
Explanation of maltose (noun)
form plural: maltoses

a sugar made from starch

Sample of maltose
Digestive enzymes break down starch to release maltose.



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

causes disease or an abnormal state

Sample of pathological
Cancer is a pathological state.



   
Explanation of sulfur (noun)
form: no plural

chemical element with the symbol S

Sample of sulfur
Sulfur makes up most proteins.



   
Explanation of alcohol (noun)
form plural: alcohols

any of a class of organic compounds formed when a hydroxyl group (-OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon

Sample of alcohol
Alcohol has antiseptic properties.



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