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  Word Descriptions dissipate, polar covalent compound, solvent, cytology, unconscious, daughter cell, pyloric gland, hydrophobic, virus, simplify


   
Description of dissipate (verb: dissipated; dissipated; dissipating)
to disappear

Samples of dissipate
The rate at which the energy loss occurs is equal to the power dissipated by the resistor.



   
Description of polar covalent compound (noun: plural: polar covalent compounds)
an element which has mainly covalent bonds

Samples of polar covalent compound
An example of a polar covalent compound is water.



   
Description of solvent (adjective: more solvent; most solvent; less solvent; least solvent)
able to dissolve other compounds in it

Samples of solvent
Water is a great solvent.



   
Description of cytology (noun: no plural)
the study of cells

Samples of cytology
Cytology is a section of pathology.



   
Description of unconscious (adjective)
unaware

Samples of unconscious
The patient was unconscious after the head injury.



   
Description of daughter cell (noun: plural: daughter cells)
genetically alike cells produced when a cell divides

Samples of daughter cell
Daughter cells have equal chromosomes to the parent cell from which it was formed.



   
Description of pyloric gland (noun: no plural)
mucus-releasing gland

Samples of pyloric gland
The pyloric gland releases the hormone gastrin in response to the presence of specific substances in food.



   
Description of hydrophobic (adjective: more hydrophobic; most hydrophobic; less hydrophobic; least hydrophobic)
water-hating; unable of dissolving in water

Samples of hydrophobic
Hydrophobic interactions occur between non-polar molecules e.g. water and oil.
Hydrophobic parts of a cell membrane consisting of a bilayer with proteins are arranged at the inferior surface of the membrane.



   
Description of virus (noun: plural: viruses)
micro-organism which can only live inside other cells

Samples of virus
Viruses are smaller than bacteria.



   
Description of simplify (verb: simplified; simplified; simplifying)
to make something easier to do

Samples of simplify
Technology has helped simplify some parts of life.



  Determinations of the words dissipate, polar covalent compound, solvent, cytology, unconscious, daughter cell, pyloric gland, hydrophobic, virus, simplify

  Preparation book: Biomolecules in Organic Solvents

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