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  Word Descriptions substitute, release, cleave, differentiate, quantize, jet lag, jugular vein, dissolve, adapt, generate


   
Description of substitute (verb: substituted; substituted; substituting)
to take the place of; to replace

Samples of substitute
If you substitute one or more of the hydrogen atom in ammonia with an alkyl group you form an amine.



   
Description of release (verb: released; released; releasing)
to let go

Samples of release
Energy is released as electrons pass along the electron transport chain.



   
Description of cleave (verb: cleft; cleft; cleaving)
to divide

Samples of cleave
A single fertilized cell cleaves to form a multi-cellular blastula.



   
Description of differentiate (verb: differentiated; differentiated; differentiating)
to develop toward a more advanced or specialized state

Samples of differentiate
Lymphocytes differentiate into plasma cells.



   
Description of quantize (verb: quantized; quantized; quantizing)
to shorten possible values to a limited set of values

Samples of quantize
In terms of the quantum theory, the energy of an elctron is quantized.



   
Description of jet lag (noun: no plural)
the symptoms experienced on long flights when crossing time zones

Samples of jet lag
Jet lag is worse flying east.



   
Description of jugular vein (noun: plural: jugular veins)
vein at the neck draining blood from the head

Samples of jugular vein
Blood from the upper head and neck flows through the jugular vein.



   
Description of dissolve (verb: dissolved; dissolved; dissolving)
to mix into something to form a solution

Samples of dissolve
Salt and sugar dissolve in water.



   
Description of adapt (verb: adapted; adapted; adapting)
to habituate (become used to) an environment

Samples of adapt
Plants and animals develop characteristics that help them adapt to their environment.



   
Description of generate (verb: generated; generated; generating)
to make; to trigger; to produce

Samples of generate
Energy was generated from the reaction.



  Determinations of the words substitute, release, cleave, differentiate, quantize, jet lag, jugular vein, dissolve, adapt, generate

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