MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 080

fatty acid vital for growth and repair that needs to be found from the diet

instrument used to look at the inside of the eye; for example the optic disc

process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose

a base turns into its conjugate acid when it gains a proton

the overall conformation of each polypeptide chain making up the protein

scan that uses isotopes to measure the function of an organ rather than its structure

pain-killing properties

several; more than a few

relating to the arm (or similar vestige in other organisms)

hormone made by the thyroid gland

treatment with a specific acid

gland being located below the prostate and releasing seminal fluid

thyroxine is one of the hormones made by the thyroid gland

the creation of living organisms from other living organisms

an unusual shape of part of the body

to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process

to shorten possible values to a limited set of values

to make contact with; transfer information to something or someone

tube connecting the kidney to the bladder

unicellular organism which does not have membrane-bound cell organelles

a physical injury or accident inflicting pain

female gonads producing eggs and releasing the hormones estrogen and progesterone

molecule being formed from another by the removal of water

vector product of the position vector and the linear momentum of a particle

easily breaks

in its entirety; total

children whose parents are dead

to move outwards to cover a larger area

to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ

to protect; maintain; hold