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Definition of calcium (noun)
form: no plural

chemical element with the symbol Ca which is used to make bones and teeth

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Calcium plays a role in muscle contraction, nerve conduction and blood clotting.

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Definition of kinase (noun)
form: no plural

an agent that changes the inactive form of an enzyme to the active form; an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate groups

Examples
A kinase works on proenzymes.
The C-terminal cytosolic portion of the human histamine H 2 receptor exhibits several sites at which serines are flanked by basic residues and could therefore be a substrate for protein kinase C.

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Definition of intestine (noun)
form plural: intestines

the gut; alimentary canal

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The intestine is a long, coiled tube in the abdomen.

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Definition of fluoride (noun)
form plural: fluorides

ester of a particular acid

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Sodium Fluoride has the formula NaF.

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Definition of lactic acid (noun)
form plural: lactic acids

chemical that is formed when glucose is metabolized in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic respiration)

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A build of lactic acid can cause muscle pain and fatigue.

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Definition of calcify (verb)
forms: calcified; calcified; calcifying

to make hard by forming mineral deposits

Examples
If bones fail to calcify they become very soft.

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Definition of law of independent assortment (noun)
form: no plural

states that different traits are inherited with no relation of each other e.g. eye color and height

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The law of independent assortment is the second part of Mendel's law.

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Definition of palpate (verb)
forms: palpated; palpated; palpating

to beat

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His heart was palpating loudly in his chest.

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Definition of autotroph (noun)
form plural: autotrophs

organism that makes their own food from simple food sources

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Algae, plants and certain bacteria are autotrophs.

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Definition of somatic (adjective)
relating to the body

Examples
Somatic cells undergo mitosis.
Capsaicin sensitive afferent neurones may affect both defense and repair mechanisms in the gastric mucosa, because they are sensitive to a variety of noxious stimuli and have been reported to play both a defensive and trophic part in somatic tissues.

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