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Definition of lipitor (noun)
form: no plural

an oral drug that reduces triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given

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Lipitor, a cholesterol lowering drug made by Pfizer and sold to millions of health conscious but ill informed patients, is one of the most profitable drugs the pharmaceutical industry has ever come up with.

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Definition of leukemia (noun)
forms plural: leukemias, singular: leukaemia or leucaemia

type of blood cancer which is characterized by rapid growth of white blood cells

Examples
There are many types of leukemias that typically affect different age groups of the population.

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Definition of sense (noun)
form plural: senses

one of five faculties with which we can take in information from the outside world

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Sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell are the five senses.

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Definition of allotrope (noun)
form plural: allotropes

crystalline form of a chemical element

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Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.

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Definition of desmosome (noun)
form plural: desmosomes

plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together

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Epithelial cells are held together by desmosomes.

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Definition of kinetic energy (noun)
form plural: kinetic energies

power of movement

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Kinetic energy is needed for a person to run or move.

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Definition of vocal cord (noun)
form plural: vocal cords

membranous folds in the larynx which vibrate when air passes through

Examples
The vocal cords produce sounds.

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Definition of exoskeleton (noun)
form: no plural

an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animal's body

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Arthropods and mollusks have an exoskeleton.

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Definition of bacterium (noun)
form plural: bacteria

one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission

Examples
Bacteria are prokaryotes.

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Definition of secondary structure (noun)
form plural: secondary structures

the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways

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The secondary structure of a protein sheet may be that of an alpha helix or a beta pleated sheet.

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