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Description of migraine (noun: plural: migraines)
type of headache

Samples of migraine
Migraines may be accompanied by nausea or visual changes.



   
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.

Determination of gonadotrophin
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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.



   
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.

Determination of saturated fat
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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.

Determination of regurgitation
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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.

Determination of multicellular
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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.

Determination of tightly-closed container
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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.



   
Description of dicotyledon (noun: plural: dicotyledons)
a plant that has two cotyledons (seed leaves)

Samples of dicotyledon
Many trees are dicotyledons.

Determination of dicotyledon
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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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