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  Word Descriptions AIDS, pharmacist, bromide, metal, oncologist, pus, chlorofluorocarbon, hemorrhage, menses, isomerization


   
Description of AIDS (abbreviation: acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
immunde deficiency disease that cannot be cured

Samples of AIDS
AIDS is a devastating illness related to HIV.



   
Description of pharmacist (noun: plural: pharmacists)
person who sells drugs and medications

Samples of pharmacist
The traditional careers of doctor, dentist, lawyer, solicitor, accountant, actuary, vet, structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions.



   
Description of bromide (noun: plural: bromides)
a compound made of bromine joined to another element

Samples of bromide
Potassium bromide is an example of a bromide.
Australian scientists have suggested that carbonyl sulphide should be used as a benign alternative to methyl bromide, a pesticide employed for fumigating soil, timbers, and grains and fruit after harvest.



   
Description of metal (noun: plural: metals)
an element that loses electrons in a chemical reaction

Samples of metal
An example of an alkali metal is sodium.



   
Description of oncologist (noun: plural: oncologist)
a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats cancer

Samples of oncologist
Oncologists are cancer specialists.



   
Description of pus (noun: no plural)
a thick yellow-green liquid containing dead cells and white cells that forms in infected areas

Samples of pus
The infected wound was full of pus.
We know from animal experiments that if there were no lymphocytes there would be no inflammation and no pus, despite normal numbers of pus cells in the body.



   
Description of chlorofluorocarbon (noun: plural: chlorofluorocarbons)
gases used in aerosols

Samples of chlorofluorocarbon
Chlorofluorocarbons are harmful to the environment.



   
Description of hemorrhage (noun: plural: hemorrhages)
blood loss due to vessel wall damage

Samples of hemorrhage
Rupture of a major blood vessel will lead to massive hemorrhage.



   
Description of menses (noun: only plural)
the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation

Samples of menses
Heavy painful menses is called menorrhagia.



   
Description of isomerization (noun: no plural)
This process changes straight chain alkanes into branched chain compounds by passing them over a catalyst

Samples of isomerization
Apparently, epoxide to ketone isomerization is a fortuitous reaction of no physiological significance.



  Determinations of the words AIDS, pharmacist, bromide, metal, oncologist, pus, chlorofluorocarbon, hemorrhage, menses, isomerization

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