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  Word Descriptions cholesterol, bladder, adapt, pylorus, portal vein, ion, pseudo-, haloalkane, heat, outside


   
Description of cholesterol (noun: plural: cholesterols)
a steroid that plays an important part in metabolism

Samples of cholesterol
Cholesterol is needed to make cell membranes.



   
Description of bladder (noun: plural: bladders)
organ that stores urine

Samples of bladder
The bladder is a hollow organ lined with smooth muscle.



   
Description of adapt (verb: adapted; adapted; adapting)
to habituate (become used to) an environment

Samples of adapt
Plants and animals develop characteristics that help them adapt to their environment.



   
Description of pylorus (noun: plural: pylori)
region between the stomach and the duodenum

Samples of pylorus
The pylorus is an opening between the stomach and the duodenum.



   
Description of portal vein (noun: plural: portal veins)
a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries

Samples of portal vein
The hepatic portal vein is a major vein in the liver.



   
Description of ion (noun: plural: ions)
charged atom or molecule

Samples of ion
An ion is positive if it has lost electrons or negative if it has gained electrons.



   
Description of pseudo- (preffix)
false

Samples of pseudo-
A pseudopodium is a false 'foot-like' extension that some unicellular organisms have.



   
Description of haloalkane (noun: plural: haloalkanes)
compound formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms in alkanes with halogen atoms

Samples of haloalkane
Chloromethane is an example of a haloalkane.



   
Description of heat (noun: no plural)
high temparature

Samples of heat
After days in searing heat, Australian aboriginals withstand cold nights in the desert without shivering; possible mechanisms are enhanced metabolism, a lower threshold for the start of shivering, and a slight overnight fall in core temperature.



   
Description of outside (adverb)
external to

Samples of outside
The scrotal sacs lie outside of the body.



  Determinations of the words cholesterol, bladder, adapt, pylorus, portal vein, ion, pseudo-, haloalkane, heat, outside

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