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| Description of oligo- (preffix) few Samples of oligo- An oligosaccharide contains few carbohydrate chains.
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| Description of zinc (noun: no plural) a metal showing few properties of the transition metals Samples of zinc Zinc is used to coat iron to stop it rusting.
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| Description of trauma (noun: plural: traumata) a physical injury or accident inflicting pain Samples of trauma Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a major cause of trauma.
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| Description of sedative (adjective: more sedative; most sedative) induces sleep; soporific Samples of sedative Sleeping pills have sedative properties.
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| Description of saturated (adjective: more saturated; most saturated; the most saturated) containing as much of a substance as possible Samples of saturated A saturated solution is one where no more solute can be dissolved in it.
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| Description of lyse (verb: lysed; lysed; lysing) to disintegrate; to destroy Samples of lyse A cell may lyse if it is placed in a hypotonic solution.
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| Description of blood vessel (noun: plural: blood vessels) part of the cardiovascular system (e.g. vein or artery) Samples of blood vessel The human cardiovascular system consists of a muscular four-chambered heart, a network of blood vessels, and the blood itself.
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| Description of teratogen (noun: plural: teratogens) any substance, chemical or otherwise, which causes abnormalities in the developing fetus Samples of teratogen Thalidomide is a teratogen as it affects limb development.
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| Description of homeostasis (noun: no plural) the process that maintains balance or equilibrium of an organism's internal environment Samples of homeostasis 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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| Description of condensation (noun: no plural) the process by which monomers are joined by covalent bonds Samples of condensation Condensation is a synthetic process.
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