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n. acetone
(a) solvent which is a ketone
(b) fat which has three fatty acids
(c) protein that contains iron and acts as an electron and hydrogen acceptor for cellular energy processes
(d) the triangular bone that lies at the back of the rib cage; the shoulder blade
 
n. yeast
(a) substance that is medically as a vasodilator; brand names: Nitrospan, Nitrostat
(b) barm
(c) contractile unit made up of actin and myosin (thick and thin filaments)
(d) a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it
 
n. melanin
(a) muscle fibers in the heart receiving heartbeat impulses
(b) the outer membranes that surround the brain
(c) person who sells drugs and medications
(d) black pigment that protects against the sun
 
v. shiver
(a) to issue an order for a drug or medication
(b) to place apart from others
(c) to secrete milk
(d) to shake or tremble with cold, fear or emotion
 
n. triglyceride
(a) protein found in animal tissues and fluids
(b) fat which has three fatty acids
(c) an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation
(d) methods of calculating and processing data communications

 

n. sucrase
(a) urge
(b) tympanic membrane; membrane separating the middle part of the hearing organ from the outer part
(c) muscle that straightens out a limb or joint
(d) enzyme that breaks down a carbohydrate
 
adj. unlikely
(a) poisonous; harmful to health
(b) improbable
(c) relating to the liver
(d) unwell; opposite of healthy
 
v. masticate
(a) to block; to cease
(b) adapt to changes in the environment
(c) to turn back; to change back
(d) to chew food using the teeth
 
n. citric acid cycle
(a) process that aerobically breaks down food molecules to carbon dioxide; water and energy
(b) responsive to physical stimuli
(c) illness with the following symptoms: shortness of breath, palpitations (skipped beats or a 'flip-flop' feeling in the chest); weakness or dizziness; nausea, sweating
(d) chemical element with the symbol Na that is an important ion in cells
 
adj. allosteric
(a) unfinished stage of growth or development; unripe; childish
(b) piquant
(c) another space
(d) induces sleep; sedative

n. acetone (a) solvent which is a ketone
n. yeast (b) barm
n. melanin (d) black pigment that protects against the sun
v. shiver (d) to shake or tremble with cold, fear or emotion
n. triglyceride (b) fat which has three fatty acids
n. sucrase (d) enzyme that breaks down a carbohydrate
adj. unlikely (b) improbable
v. masticate (d) to chew food using the teeth
n. citric acid cycle (a) process that aerobically breaks down food molecules to carbon dioxide; water and energy
adj. allosteric (c) another space

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