MCAT Meaning by word

carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter

a combination of reacting particles (atoms; molecules or ions) when they are at the top of the activation energy barrier between the products and the reactants

the sex of an organism; male or female

of fat; fatty

to be free of micro-organisms; to be unable to reproduce

has the nature of an ion

yellow color of the skin due to high levels of bilirubin in the blood

addition of water to a molecule without hydrolysis

the part of the body that sits on top of the neck

cells occuring between the germ cells of the gonads and producing the male sexual hormones

chemical element with the symbol S

upper area of the alimentary canal

to be eliminated

to defend against

to take in

bond between two atoms where electrons are exchanged between them

the space taken up by something

the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues

the final shape of an active protein molecule made up of two or more polypeptide chains

production of an ova

tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs

the process where a substance gains electrons

development and maturation of an ovum

inherited condition where it is not possible to differentiate between colors, usually red and green

muscle separating abdomen from thorax

low glucose concentration in the blood

link between a nerve fiber and its connecting muscle fiber

atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers

a single incident of a disease

lamellar tissue that surrounds and covers a cell and its contents