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Pupil
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Pupil

pupil 1. A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor. Too far in years to be a pupil now.... Read More

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Chronobiology

Chronobiology Definition Chronobiology is a branch of biology that studies time-related phenomena (e.g., biological... Read More

Sentinel
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Sentinel

sentinel 1. One who watches or guards; specifically, a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to... Read More

Allopatric speciation
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Allopatric speciation

We can define speciation as a process by which the novel genetically independent group of organisms are formed through the... Read More

Reticul-
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Reticul-

reticul- --> reticulo- reticulum; reticular. Origin: L. Reticulum, a small net, dim. Of rete, a... Read More

Wrinkles
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Wrinkles

wrinkle 1. A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a... Read More

Bacillus stearothermophilus
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Bacillus stearothermophilus

Definition noun A rod-shaped, endospore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium that belongs to the division... Read More

coenzyme - definition and example
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Coenzyme

Enzymes can break down complicated large molecules into simpler smaller ones, they can combine small molecules or atoms to... Read More

Gonidium
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Gonidium

Gonidium (Science: zoology) a special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many anthozoa. Origin: NL, fr.... Read More

Pussy
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Pussy

Pussy 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. 3. The game of tipcat;... Read More

Nipple
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Nipple

nipple 1. (Science: anatomy) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a... Read More

Globule
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Globule

Globule 1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. Globules of snow. (Sir i. Newton) These minute... Read More

Globules
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Globules

Globule 1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. Globules of snow. (Sir i. Newton) These minute... Read More

Fennel
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Fennel

Fennel (Science: botany) a perennial plant of the genus Faeniculum (f.vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is... Read More

Strigillose
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Strigillose

strigillose (Science: botany) set with stiff, slender bristles. Origin: Dim. Fr.... Read More

Pearl
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Pearl

pearl 1. (Science: marine biology, zoology) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with... Read More

Violet
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Violet

violet 1. (Science: botany) Any plant or flower of the genus viola, of many species. The violets are generally low,... Read More

Postulate
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Postulate

postulate 1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is... Read More

Aspidium
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Aspidium

Aspidium The rhizomes and stipes of Dryopteris filix-mus (European aspidium or male fern), or of Dryopteris marginalis... Read More

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Chlorophyll

Why are most plants green? Have you ever had the same question? Perhaps, you’ve been told that the plants are green... Read More

Flask
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Flask

Flask 1. A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine. 2. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or... Read More

Striated muscle
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Striated muscle

Definition noun, plural: striated muscles A muscle that is made up of long fibers characterized by transverse or oblique... Read More

Belly
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Belly

Belly Origin: oe. Bali, bely, as. Belg, baelg, baelig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. Belgr bag, bellows, Sw. Balg, dan.... Read More

Gemmulation
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Gemmulation

Gemmulation (Science: biology) see gemmation. Origin: From L. Gemmula, dim. Of gemma... Read More

Particle
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Particle

particle (Science: chemistry) A tiny mass of material. Origin: L. Particula, dim. Of pars =... Read More

Pills
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Pills

pill The peel or skin. Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts. Origin: Cf. Peel skin, or... Read More

Ass
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Ass

Ass 1. (Science: zoology) a quadruped of the genus equus (E. Asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh... Read More

Female
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Female

Female 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and... Read More

Male
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Male

Male see Mal-. Evil; wicked; bad. Origin: L. Malus. See malice. same as mail, a bag. 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that... Read More

Tassel
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Tassel

tassel (Science: veterinary) A male hawk. See Tercel. 1. A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to... Read More