Pedantic bio-chem nerd

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  • Antoine Lavoisier

    French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794).

  • Biodiversity

    Variety and variability of life forms.

  • Latin

    Indo-European language of the Italic branch.

  • Loperamide

    Medicine used to reduce diarrhea.

  • Lecithin

    Generic term for amphiphilic substances of plant and animal origin.

  • Thyroid hormones

    Hormones produced by the thyroid gland.

  • Hydrogen sulfide

    Poisonous and flammable gas.

  • Dominance (genetics)

    One gene variant masking the effect of another in the other copy of the gene.

  • Mucous membrane

    Protective layer that lines the interior of hollow organs.

  • Liquefied natural gas

    Form of natural gas for easier storage and transport.

  • Nanoparticle

    Particle with size less than 100 nm.

  • Immunoassay

    Biochemical test for a protein or other molecule using an antibody.

  • Cerium

    Chemical element with atomic number 58 (Ce).

  • Air embolism

    Vascular blockage by air bubbles.

  • Feline immunodeficiency virus

    Species of virus.

  • Meningism

    Symptoms similar to meningitis but not caused by meningitis.

  • Chloroethane

    Chemical compound commonly known as ethyl chloride.

  • Myelin

    Fatty substance insulating nerve cell axons.

  • Rhenium

    Chemical element with atomic number 75 (Re).

  • Milnacipran

    SNRI medication.

  • Research institute

    Establishment endowed for doing research.

  • Molecular model

    Physical model for representing molecules.

  • Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant

    Environmental contamination by nuclear weapons production.

  • Appendix of testis

    Part of the testis.

  • Anatomical pathology

    Medical specialty.

  • Archelosauria

    Clade comprising turtles, birds and crocodilians.

  • Cytarabine

    Chemical compound (chemotherapy medication).

  • Pneumomediastinum

    Abnormal presence of gas in the thorax.

  • Etodolac

    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

  • Siderophage

    Phagocytic white blood cells containing an iron storage compound.

  • Trichothecene

    Large family of chemically related mycotoxins.

  • Creolin

    Generic name for disinfectants.

  • Radial tuberosity

    Bony eminence on the radius.

  • Enoxacin

    Chemical compound.

  • AK2

    Protein-coding gene in humans.

  • XK (protein)

    Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens.

  • Boscalid

    Chemical compound used to kill fungi.

  • Methylecgonine

    Chemical compound.

  • Plate tectonics

    Movement of Earth's lithosphere.

  • Citric acid cycle

    Interconnected biochemical reactions releasing energy.

  • Photocatalysis

    Acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst.

  • Stem cell

    Unspecialized biological cell that can become specialized.

  • Alkane

    Type of saturated hydrocarbon compound.

  • White paper

    Preliminary document for evaluation of approach.

  • Double fertilization

    Complex fertilization mechanism of flowering plants.

  • Hypothesis

    Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem.