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n. vitamin C
(a) organic substance found in fruit and vegetables; important for skin
(b) the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues
(c) an instrument used to magnify small objects so that they can be seen much better than with your eye
(d) the syndrome due to physical dependence on ethanol so that stopping intake leads to withdrawal symptoms
 
n. sexual intercourse
(a) redox process where hydrogen is transferred to oxygen from glucose releasing energy
(b) the neurotransmitter used by cholinergic nerves
(c) stage of cell cycle where chromosomes separate and move towards opposite ends of the cell
(d) copulation
 
n. tubulin
(a) protein which makes up microtubules
(b) warning; caveat
(c) a scientific instrument that measures and compares masses
(d) potent hormone-like substance found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen)
 
n. iron
(a) the process of passively losing or actively removing water from something
(b) male sex organ found in the scrotum
(c) trace element with the chemical symbol Fe
(d) medical specialty dealing with the study, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
 
n. fluoride
(a) drug; pill containing chemicals; tablet
(b) ester of a particular acid
(c) a fixative; a preservative
(d) series of fast mitotic divisions in embryology

 

n. leukocyte
(a) white blood cell
(b) rubbish produced when something degrades
(c) enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP
(d) drug that can only be obtained with a written order from a pharmacist or doctor; written instructions for a drug
 
v. suffocate
(a) to asphyxiate
(b) to take in; to take up
(c) to experience the emotional effects of a loss
(d) to make into a suspension of two liquids which do not mix completely
 
adj. severe
(a) something made by or inside an organ
(b) relating to the middle of the body or body part
(c) having the features of an acid and a base and being able of reacting chemically either as an acid or a base
(d) serious; harsh
 
adj. significant
(a) induces sleep; soporific
(b) able to resist disease and produce adequate responses
(c) important; highly relevant
(d) relating to a measurement system
 
n. microfilaments
(a) the act of bringing someone back to life
(b) a prescription drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction; generic name: vardenafil
(c) phase of the sleep cycle
(d) fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell

n. vitamin C (a) organic substance found in fruit and vegetables; important for skin
n. sexual intercourse (d) copulation
n. tubulin (a) protein which makes up microtubules
n. iron (c) trace element with the chemical symbol Fe
n. fluoride (b) ester of a particular acid
n. leukocyte (a) white blood cell
v. suffocate (a) to asphyxiate
adj. severe (d) serious; harsh
adj. significant (c) important; highly relevant
n. microfilaments (d) fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell

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