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Description of moisture (noun: no plural)
humidity; condition that should be avoiced when storing drugs or medications

Samples of moisture
As the CO 2 was released it reacted with moisture in the soil to form carbonic acid, and the acid attacked the soil to release the supply of nutrients.



   
Description of bereaved (adjective)
related to someone who has lost a loved one through death

Samples of bereaved
Bereaved people often feel very lonely.



   
Description of sexually aroused (phrase)
in the mood to engage in intercourse

Samples of sexually aroused
Competition for a female or other sex object may not produce the same hierarchy as that for food, simply because a sexually aroused animal, say, is not necessarily a hungry one.

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Description of donor medicines (noun: only plural)
generic name for drugs that are often used to treat angina

Samples of donor medicines
Viagra's use in combination with other ED treatments has not been studied, therefore, its use in combination with your doctor or any" nitric oxide donor" medicines", steroid abuse by body-builders, too much or too little thyroid hormone, and pressure.

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Description of alimentary canal (noun: no plural)
digestive tract in mammals

Samples of alimentary canal
The alimentary canal is a one-way digestive tract.

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Description of chloroplast (noun: plural: chloroplasts)
cell containing chlorophyll

Samples of chloroplast
Chloroplasts carry out photosynthesis.

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Description of golgi complex (noun: plural: golgi complexes)
stacks of membranous vesicles that modify; package and sort proteins to other organelles

Samples of golgi complex
The golgi complex is a protein-processing apparatus.

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Description of salt hydrolysis (noun: no plural)
a chemical reaction or process in which sodium chloride is broken down by reaction with water

Samples of salt hydrolysis
Solutions of the salts of weak bases are acidic and those of weak acids are alkaline because of hydrolysis.

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Description of insecticide (adjective: more insecticidal; most insecticidal; the most insecticidal)
having the ability to kill insects

Samples of insecticide
Many insecticidal chemicals are not used any more in the U.S. because they can harm humans as well.
Darkened traps are given various animal and insecticide odours which dupes the fly into thinking that it is biting a cow.

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Description of gastric (adjective)
relating to the stomach

Samples of gastric
He had gastric pain and was found to have a gastric ulcer.
Most patients clinically suspected of dumping or diarrhoea after having a vagotomy or gastrectomy did indeed exhibit abnormally rapid gastric emptying.



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