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Definition of oligo-, zinc, trauma, sedative, saturated, lyse, blood vessel, teratogen, homeostasis, condensation

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Definition of oligo- (preffix)
few

Examples
An oligosaccharide contains few carbohydrate chains.

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Definition of zinc (noun)
form: no plural

a metal showing few properties of the transition metals

Examples
Zinc is used to coat iron to stop it rusting.

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Definition of trauma (noun)
form plural: traumata

a physical injury or accident inflicting pain

Examples
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a major cause of trauma.

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Definition of sedative (adjective)
forms: more sedative; most sedative

induces sleep; soporific

Examples
Sleeping pills have sedative properties.

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Definition of saturated (adjective)
forms: more saturated; most saturated; the most saturated

containing as much of a substance as possible

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A saturated solution is one where no more solute can be dissolved in it.

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Definition of lyse (verb)
forms: lysed; lysed; lysing

to disintegrate; to destroy

Examples
A cell may lyse if it is placed in a hypotonic solution.

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Definition of blood vessel (noun)
form plural: blood vessels

part of the cardiovascular system (e.g. vein or artery)

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The human cardiovascular system consists of a muscular four-chambered heart, a network of blood vessels, and the blood itself.

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Definition of teratogen (noun)
form plural: teratogens

any substance, chemical or otherwise, which causes abnormalities in the developing fetus

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Thalidomide is a teratogen as it affects limb development.

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Definition of homeostasis (noun)
form: no plural

the process that maintains balance or equilibrium of an organism's internal environment

Examples
Body temperature is controlled by homeostasis.
Because ecosystems in a steady state possess the property of self-regulation this is analogous to mechanisms such as homeostasis in living organisms, feedback principles in cybernetics and servomechanisms in systems engineering.

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Definition of condensation (noun)
form: no plural

the process by which monomers are joined by covalent bonds

Examples
Condensation is a synthetic process.

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