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Definition of suture (noun)
form plural: sutures

a joining of the edges of a wound

Examples
Surgeons usually put sutures in under anesthetic.
The segmental plate or eusternum is subdivided into three sclerites, the presternum, basisternum and sternellum and in generalized forms the basisternum is separated from the sternellum by a transverse suture connecting the apophyseal pits -- points of cuticular invagination from which arises a pair of furcal arms forming part of the thoracic endoskeleton.

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Definition of ultraviolet (adjective)
form: no plural

having shorter wavelengths than visible light

Examples
Ultraviolet light ranges from 4nm to 380nm on the light spectrum.

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Definition of cystine (noun)
form: no plural

an amino acid

Examples
There is a rare metabolic disorder called cystinosis where cystine deposits in large amounts in the kidneys.

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Definition of metallic bond (noun)
form plural: metallic bonds

link holding the atoms together

Examples
Metallic bonds differ from most other bonds as they do not just occur between adjacent or nearby atoms.

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Definition of sweet (adjective)
forms: sweeter; sweetest; the sweetest

having the taste of sugar

Examples
Fructose is sweeter than sucrose.

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Definition of flagellate (noun)
form plural: flagellates

an organism that moves with the help of a tail-like structure

Examples
Some parasites are flagellate e.g. the trypanosomes.

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

not able to dissolve

Examples
Oil is insoluble in water.

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Definition of overdose (verb)
forms: overdosed; overdosed; overdosing

to take an exaggerated amount of medicine or drugs

Examples
He overdosed on painkillers and so is now heavily sedated.

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Definition of carbon dioxide (noun)
form plural: carbon dioxides

gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration

Examples
A high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood stimulates respiration.

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Definition of recessive (adjective)
relating to a gene form that is only expressed when two alleles are present; relating to one from each parent

Examples
The gene for cystic fibrosis is a recessive gene.
When cells are exposed to ionizing radiation, the chromosomes of the cell nuclei may be damaged by the production of gene mutations (dominant and recessive), involving alterations in the elementary units of heredity which are localized within the chromosomes, or by the induction of chromosome aberrations, consisting of changes in the structure or number of the chromosomes.

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