Search Results for: supplement
Supplemental air
Definition noun The additional volume of air exhaled with maximum effort at the end of a normal, quiet... Read More
Supplements
supplement Something that supplies a want or make an addition: something that completes, adds a finishing touch or brings... Read More
Vitamin B complex
Definition noun (pharmacology) A supplement containing the eight B vitamins, particularly thiamin (vitamin B1), riboflavin... Read More
Phospholipid bilayer
Definition noun The two layers of phospholipids arranged in such a way that their hydrophobic tails are projecting inwards... Read More
Amino sugar
Definition noun, plural: amino sugars A sugar molecule the nonglycosidic hydroxyl (–OH) group is replaced by an amine... Read More
Monoglyceride
Definition noun, plural: monoglycerides A glyceride consisting of a glycerol and a molecule of fatty acid joined via an... Read More
Mucopeptide
Definition noun A crystal lattice structure in the bacterial cell wall that is made up of linear chains of alternating amino... Read More
Ferrous lactate
Definition noun A greenish white crystal or (powder) made up of iron (Fe2+) and lactate anions Supplement Ferrous lactate is... Read More
Segmentation cavity
Definition noun The fluid-filled cavity inside the early forms of embryo, e.g. of blastula. Supplement The presence of this... Read More
Blastocoel
Definition noun The primordial, fluid-filled cavity inside the early forms of embryo, e.g. of blastula. Supplement The... Read More
Diethylaminoethyl-cellulose
Definition noun (1) A positively charged resin used in ion-exchange chromatography for protein purification and... Read More
Memory T cell
Definition noun, plural: memory T cells A long-lived T cell that bears receptors for an antigen during its encounter with a... Read More
Cytotoxic T cell
Definition noun, plural: cytotoxic T cells A T cell responsible for inducing death to target cells (e.g. infected somatic... Read More
T-helper cell
Definition noun, plural: T-helper cells A type of T lymphocyte that assists by activating antigen-presenting leukocytes,... Read More
Controlled variable
Definition noun, plural: control variables A variable that remains unchanged or held constant to prevent its effects on the... Read More
Lining mucosa
Definition noun The non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that lines many parts of the oral... Read More
Specialized mucosa
Definition noun The mucous membrane found in the regions of the taste buds on the dorsum of the... Read More
PEP carboxylase
Definition noun An enzyme in the carboxylases responsible for the formation of the four-carbon compound oxaloacetate by... Read More
Introductory Chemistry – a Foundation
Introductory Chemistry - a Foundation ... Read More
Sex steroid
Definition noun, plural: sex steroids A steroid hormone that when bound to specific sex hormone receptor becomes active and... Read More
Sex reversal
Definition noun Change of sexual identity in animals as influenced by an environmental variable, also by surgical or... Read More
Counterstain
Definition noun The dye or stain that is used to differentiate one component or cellular structure from another, or to... Read More
Primary oocyte
Definition noun, plural: primary oocytes The oocyte that arises from the oogonium via the process of oocytogenesis, and... Read More
Secondary oocyte
Definition noun, plural: secondary oocytes The resulting oocyte when meiosis I is completed, and gives rise to ootid and... Read More
Mesocarnivore
Definition noun, plural: mesocarnivores A carnivorous animal in which 50 - 70% of its diet is flesh or meat of another... Read More
Greenhouse gas
Definition noun Any of the atmospheric gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. Supplement Examples of greenhouse gases... Read More
Integral protein
Definition noun, plural: integral proteins A protein molecule or protein assembly permanently attached in biological... Read More
Global warming
Definition' noun The recent increase in the Earth's average atmospheric temperature due to an increase in the levels of... Read More
Transmutation of species
Definition noun The first fully formed scientific theory of evolution by Jean Baptiste Lamarck in his 1809 book... Read More
Biotic resource
Definition noun A type of natural resource derived from the biosphere as opposed to abiotic resource from non-living... Read More
Abiotic resource
Definition noun A type of natural resource derived from non-living things as opposed to biotic resource derived from living... Read More
Potential resource
Definition noun A type of natural resource that exists in a region and may be used in the future (in contrast to actual... Read More
Actual resource
Definition noun A type of natural resource that has been surveyed for quality and quantity and used in present time (in... Read More