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| Description of auto- (preffix) self Samples of auto- An auto-immune reaction is an immune reaction against your own body.
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| Description of rhodium (noun: plural: rhodiums) metallic element like platinum Samples of rhodium Rhodium is used as a catalyst. The conversion of methanol and carbon monoxide into acetic acid is catalysed homogeneously by a soluble rhodium compound.
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| Description of feedback (noun: no plural) process where the increase in a product of a reaction leads to a decrease in its rate of production and vice versa Samples of feedback Feedback systems are important in the control of blood sugar by insulin.
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| Description of infection (noun: plural: infections) situation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease Samples of infection There is no specific treatment for many viral infections.
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| Description of hydrolysis (noun: no plural) reaction where molecular bonds are broken by reaction with water Samples of hydrolysis Salt hydrolysis changes the PH of a salt solution. The role of ultrasound in organic synthesis concentrates on classical reactions such as reduction, carbanions, alkylation, ester hydrolysis and acylation of aromatics with a mention of biological and sonochemical reactions, together with a list of references.
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| Description of nicotine (noun: no plural) a chemical in tobacco Samples of nicotine Nicotine is addictive. There is moderate reduction in lung cancer risk associated with lower tar cigarettes but research in the UK suggests that the assumed health advantages of switching to lower tar may be largely offset by the tendency of smokers to compensate for the reduction in nicotine (cigarettes lower in tar also tend to be lower in nicotine) by smoking more or inhaling more deeply
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| Description of deamination (noun: no plural) removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule Samples of deamination In the liver amino acids are transformed during the process called deamination.
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| Description of painful (adjective: more painful; most painful; less painful; least painful) aching Samples of painful Pressing her fingers to the knot of tension at the back of her neck, she massaged gently, then stretched her limbs to relieve some of her aching muscles.
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| Description of diastole (noun: plural: diastoles) the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes Samples of diastole Blood pressure falls during diastole.
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| Description of fluid (noun: plural: fluids) substance whose molecules move freely Samples of fluid Water is a fluid whereas ice is a solid.
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