
Description of migraine (noun: plural: migraines) type of headache
Samples of migraine Migraines may be accompanied by nausea or visual changes.
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Description of gonadotrophin (noun: plural: gonadotrophins) hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs)
Samples of gonadotrophin FSH is an example of a gonadotrophin. If we give a woman controlled quantities of a substance called human gonadotrophin, we can make her produce ova to order, as it were.
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Description of catabolic (adjective) energy-releasing during the breakdown of complex mulecules into simple molecules
Samples of catabolic Catabolic processes release energy during the biochemical reaction which in turn can be used for anabolic processes.
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Description of saturated fat (noun: plural: saturated fats) substance which contains only single bonds connecting the atoms
Samples of saturated fat Saturated fats e.g. butter are solid at room temperature.
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Description of regurgitation (noun: no plural) the process of bringing back undigested food from the stomach
Samples of regurgitation Stimulating the gag reflex at the back of the throat after eating can lead to regurgitation of food.
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Description of multicellular (adjective: no plural) consisting of many compounds
Samples of multicellular Methylation is now generally recognised as one way of switching genes off, and is particularly interesting one because it helps to explain a crucial but mystifying fact of multicellular life -- the differentiation of the genetically identical cells of an embryo into the many different tissues of the mature organism.
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Description of tightly-closed container (noun: plural: tighty-closed containers) bottle, box or tube which contains drugs or medicines and is shut securely
Samples of tightly-closed container The products obtained by distilling off the alcohol solvent show a hygroscopic property and thus must be preserved in a tightly closed container just before used as a vulcanization promoter in the vulcanization of fluorine-containing elastomers.
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Description of auricle (noun: no plural) outer area of the ear with the function of protection
Samples of auricle Sound waves enter the outer ear consisting of the auricle and the auditory canal.
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Description of dicotyledon (noun: plural: dicotyledons) a plant that has two cotyledons (seed leaves)
Samples of dicotyledon Many trees are dicotyledons.
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Description of pain (noun: plural: pains) an unpleasant sensation; suffering of the body or mind
Samples of pain He has suffered a lot of pain in his life.
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