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  Word Descriptions react, calculate, mediate, emulsify, transduce, photosynthesis, acid anhydride (acyl anhydride), hemorrhage, centrifuge, induce


   
Description of react (verb: reacted; reacted; reacting)
to have an action in response to a substance or situation

Samples of react
Acyl chlorides react with alcohols and phenols to form esters.



   
Description of calculate (verb: calculated; calculated; calculating)
to work out something

Samples of calculate
Calculate the answer using the equation.



   
Description of mediate (verb: mediated; mediated; mediating)
to help facilitate or accelerate a process through action

Samples of mediate
Neurotransmitters mediate transmission of the nerve impulse at the synapse.



   
Description of emulsify (verb: emulsified; emulsified; emulsifying)
to make into a suspension of two liquids which do not mix completely

Samples of emulsify
Bile emulsifies fat.



   
Description of transduce (verb: transduced; transduced; transducing)
to transfer one form of energy into another form

Samples of transduce
In the retina photoreceptors transduce light into action potentials.



   
Description of photosynthesis (noun: no plural)
process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose

Samples of photosynthesis
Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves.



   
Description of acid anhydride (acyl anhydride) (noun: plural: acid anhydrides)
produced by removing a water molecule from two carboxylic acid groups

Samples of acid anhydride (acyl anhydride)
Acetic anhydride is an example of an acid anhydride.



   
Description of hemorrhage (verb: hemorrhaged; hemorrhaged; hemorrhaging)
to bleed (usually a large amount)

Samples of hemorrhage
Women may hemorrhage after delivering twins.



   
Description of centrifuge (verb: centrifuged; centrifuged; centrifuging)
to separate the parts of a liquid by spinning it at high speeds

Samples of centrifuge
Blood can be centrifuged to separate plasma from the blood cells.



   
Description of induce (verb: induced; induced; inducing)
to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process

Samples of induce
We induce from scientific data in order to form a hypothesis.
Ideal environmental conditions are needed to induce a seed to germinate.



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