MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 013

chemical reaction in which solvent molecules or ions combine with each other and build a new compund

when specialized sperm and egg cells join to form a fertilized egg which then develops into a new organism

enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP

induces sleep; sedative

straight; vertical

able to pick up changes in the environment and react to them

green pigment found in all green plants that absorbs light so that photosynthesis can occur

fibrous protein found in connective tissue; protein constituent of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissue converting into gelatin by boiling

gland producing milk in women

pref. of the breast

pref. over; excess; high

pref. low; under; below

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene; can be dominant or recessive

one of the two halves of the cerebrum

double-layered smooth membrane that covers certain cavities in an organism

treatment with a specific acid

hard structure; made of keratin; found on the back of the fingertips

Group 2 metallic element

groups or islands of cells in the pancreas

a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence

electromagnetic spectrum

a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits

fatty acid that is not fully saturated with hydrogen atoms because of the presence of double carbo-carbon bonds

ability to resist infection, because of its white blood cells and antibodies

the ball of stem cells that develop after a fertilized embryo divides is called a blastocyst

someone hurt or wounded by something

a condition in which a chromosome is present in a triplet rather than a pair

a sick feeling; wanting to vomit

the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood where full sexual maturity is reached

rod-shaped bacteria e.g. Lactobacillus