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  Word Descriptions oligo-, zinc, trauma, sedative, saturated, lyse, blood vessel, teratogen, homeostasis, condensation


   
Description of oligo- (preffix)
few

Samples of oligo-
An oligosaccharide contains few carbohydrate chains.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Description of sedative (adjective: more sedative; most sedative)
induces sleep; soporific

Samples of sedative
Sleeping pills have sedative properties.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Description of condensation (noun: no plural)
the process by which monomers are joined by covalent bonds

Samples of condensation
Condensation is a synthetic process.



  Determinations of the words oligo-, zinc, trauma, sedative, saturated, lyse, blood vessel, teratogen, homeostasis, condensation

  Preparation book: Solid Support Oligosaccharide Synthesis

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