
Description of calcium (noun: no plural) chemical element with the symbol Ca which is used to make bones and teeth
Samples of calcium Calcium plays a role in muscle contraction, nerve conduction and blood clotting.
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Description of kinase (noun: 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
Samples of kinase 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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Description of intestine (noun: plural: intestines) the gut; alimentary canal
Samples of intestine The intestine is a long, coiled tube in the abdomen.
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Description of fluoride (noun: plural: fluorides) ester of a particular acid
Samples of fluoride Sodium Fluoride has the formula NaF.
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Description of lactic acid (noun: plural: lactic acids) chemical that is formed when glucose is metabolized in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic respiration)
Samples of lactic acid A build of lactic acid can cause muscle pain and fatigue.
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Description of calcify (verb: calcified; calcified; calcifying) to make hard by forming mineral deposits
Samples of calcify If bones fail to calcify they become very soft.
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Description of law of independent assortment (noun: no plural) states that different traits are inherited with no relation of each other e.g. eye color and height
Samples of law of independent assortment The law of independent assortment is the second part of Mendel's law.
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Description of palpate (verb: palpated; palpated; palpating) to beat
Samples of palpate His heart was palpating loudly in his chest.
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Description of autotroph (noun: plural: autotrophs) organism that makes their own food from simple food sources
Samples of autotroph Algae, plants and certain bacteria are autotrophs.
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Description of somatic (adjective) relating to the body
Samples of somatic 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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