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  Word Descriptions lipitor, leukemia, sense, allotrope, desmosome, kinetic energy, vocal cord, exoskeleton, bacterium, secondary structure


   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Description of allotrope (noun: plural: allotropes)
crystalline form of a chemical element

Samples of allotrope
Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon.



   
Description of desmosome (noun: plural: desmosomes)
plaque that helps hold adjacent cells together

Samples of desmosome
Epithelial cells are held together by desmosomes.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



  Determinations of the words lipitor, leukemia, sense, allotrope, desmosome, kinetic energy, vocal cord, exoskeleton, bacterium, secondary structure

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