
Description of lipitor (noun: no plural) an oral drug that reduces triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
Samples of lipitor 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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Description of leukemia (noun: plural: leukemias, singular: leukaemia or leucaemia) type of blood cancer which is characterized by rapid growth of white blood cells
Samples of leukemia There are many types of leukemias that typically affect different age groups of the population.
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Description of sense (noun: plural: senses) one of five faculties with which we can take in information from the outside world
Samples of sense Sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell are the five senses.
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Description of allotrope (noun: plural: allotropes) crystalline form of a chemical element
Samples of allotrope Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.
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Description of desmosome (noun: plural: desmosomes) plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together
Samples of desmosome Epithelial cells are held together by desmosomes.
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Description of kinetic energy (noun: plural: kinetic energies) power of movement
Samples of kinetic energy Kinetic energy is needed for a person to run or move.
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Description of vocal cord (noun: plural: vocal cords) membranous folds in the larynx which vibrate when air passes through
Samples of vocal cord The vocal cords produce sounds.
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Description of exoskeleton (noun: no plural) an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animal's body
Samples of exoskeleton Arthropods and mollusks have an exoskeleton.
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Description of bacterium (noun: plural: bacteria) one-celled organisms that don't have a cell nucleus and reproduce by spore formation or fission
Samples of bacterium Bacteria are prokaryotes.
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Description of secondary structure (noun: plural: secondary structures) the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways
Samples of secondary structure The secondary structure of a protein sheet may be that of an alpha helix or a beta pleated sheet.
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