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  Word Descriptions extend, medication, sex hormone, seizure, meso -, mRNA, mesophyll, spectator, imine, sudden


   
Description of extend (verb: extended; extended; extending)
to straighten out

Samples of extend
Extensor muscles extend joints.



   
Description of medication (noun: plural: medications)
drug; pill containing chemicals; tablet

Samples of medication
The amazing improvements in symptoms which can be brought about by medication have created an expectation that most people treated in hospitals will be recovered from their acute episode of disorder and ready for discharge within a few weeks.



   
Description of sex hormone (noun: plural: sex hormones)
chemical substance that plays a role in the development of gender specific characteristics

Samples of sex hormone
Testosterone, estrogen and progesterone are examples of sex hormones.



   
Description of seizure (noun: plural: seizures)
a fit

Samples of seizure
Epileptics are people who have seizures.



   
Description of meso - (preffix)
middle

Samples of meso -
The mesoderm is the middle, embryonic germ layer.



   
Description of mRNA (abbreviation: messenger ribose nucleic acid (RNA))
copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins

Samples of mRNA
The mRNA molecules attach to ribosomes to allow protein synthesis to occur.



   
Description of mesophyll (noun: plural: mesophylls)
tissue layer in a leaf

Samples of mesophyll
Mesophyll is where photosynthesis occurs.



   
Description of spectator (noun: plural: spectators)
something or someone that does not take part but is present (and watching)

Samples of spectator
An ion which does not take part in a chemical reaction is called a spectator ion.



   
Description of imine (noun: plural: imines)
molecule derived from ammonia and containing the NH group and a nonacid group

Samples of imine
An imine is a substance with a nitrogen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom.



   
Description of sudden (adjective: more sudden; most sudden; the most sudden)
happens rapidly or abruptly

Samples of sudden
His demise was sudden and unexpected.



  Determinations of the words extend, medication, sex hormone, seizure, meso -, mRNA, mesophyll, spectator, imine, sudden

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