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  1. biochemistry
    the study of substances and processes inside living things
  2. eukaryotic
    having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
  3. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
  4. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  5. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  6. cytoskeleton
    a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
  7. extracellular
    located or occurring outside a cell or cells
  8. nucleoside
    a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
  9. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  10. fractionation
    separation into portions
  11. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  12. chromatin
    the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
  13. microbial
    relating to or caused by very small organisms, such as bacteria
  14. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  15. Golgi
    Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)
  16. reticulum
    any fine network
  17. mercury fulminate
    a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
  18. microtubule
    a microscopically small tubule
  19. factual
    existing in fact
  20. lamina
    a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
  21. biosynthetic
    of or relating to biosynthesis
  22. phagocytosis
    process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
  23. cristal
    street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
  24. placoid
    as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
  25. geranium
    any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
  26. stroma
    the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
  27. plastid
    any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
  28. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  29. centrosome
    small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
  30. centriole
    one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
  31. cilium
    a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell
  32. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  33. basal
    serving as or forming a bottom layer
  34. dyeing
    the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
  35. actin
    one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split
  36. myosin
    the commonest protein in muscle
  37. pseudopodium
    temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
  38. middle-level
    intermediate in rank or position
  39. collagen
    a fibrous protein found in bone and connective tissue
  40. Portuguese Guinea
    a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa
  41. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  42. mammalian
    of or relating to the class Mammalia
Created on Tue Jul 20 13:08:55 EDT 2010

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