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• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Example sentence • Money is a means to buy things.
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• (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Example sentence • I need to buy a new pair of jeans .
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• a borough of New York City, it is the easternmost, largest in area, and second-largest in population of New York City's five boroughs
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• (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Example sentence • Our genes determine our unique physical characteristics.
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• the place where some action occurs
Example sentence • The movie had some breathtaking scenes .
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• the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
Example sentence • The teens were excited for their school dance.
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• an amphibious division of the United States Navy
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• small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
Example sentence • The dandelion produces achenes that are dispersed by the wind.
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Example sentence • Strawberries are an example of a plant that produces akenes .
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• any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Example sentence • The unsaturated nature of alkenes makes them highly reactive.
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Example sentence • Benzene is the simplest of the arenes .
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• the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
Example sentence • During diplotenes , the chromosomes become more condensed and visible under the microscope.
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• An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
Example sentence • The concept of epicenes challenges traditional gender norms.
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• a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Example sentence • Polyethylene is made from ethenes .
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• a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Example sentence • The ethylenes in this chemical mixture can be dangerous if mishandled.
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• Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.
Example sentence • The use of ferrocenes in drug discovery has gained significant attention.
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• necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
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Example sentence • The gasogenes was invented in the early 19th century as a device for producing illuminating gas.
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• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
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• get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Example sentence • The teacher intervenes when students are arguing.
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Example sentence • Some plants release isoprenes into the atmosphere.
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• a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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• a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils
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• carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
Example sentence • Watermelon is a good source of lycopenes .
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• the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
Example sentence • The synthesis of methylenes involves the reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a reducing agent.
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• a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
Example sentence • The chemical synthesis of naphthalenes involves the cyclization of certain precursors.
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• a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products
Example sentence • I bought a new pair of neoprenes gloves for my winter sports.
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• a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
Example sentence • Mutations in oncogenes can lead to uncontrolled cell growth.
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• the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
Example sentence • During pachytenes , the chromosomal pairing and recombination events take place.
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Example sentence • Charles Darwin's theory of inheritance included the concept of pangenes .
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Example sentence • The new plasticenes have improved flexibility and durability compared to previous versions.
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• An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds
Example sentence • Some polyenes are naturally occurring compounds found in plants and animals.
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• a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations
Example sentence • The trait for eye color is influenced by polygenes .
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• a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation
Example sentence • My sandwich was wrapped in polythenes .
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• a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis
Example sentence • Scientists are studying the reactivity of propenes in various chemical reactions.
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• a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis
Example sentence • The chemical composition of propylenes includes three carbon atoms.
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• a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
10 3 verb v Example sentence • The conference reconvenes in the afternoon.
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Example sentence • The skenes of ancient Greek theaters housed the actors and their props.
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Example sentence • The sphenes in this rock sample are beautifully preserved.
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Example sentence • The production of squalenes in the body generally decreases with age.
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Example sentence • The government subvenes various research projects every year.
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• A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
Example sentence • The transmission of supergenes can result in the inheritance of multiple traits in offspring.
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• take place as an additional or unexpected development
Example sentence • After several hours, fatigue supervenes and impairs performance.
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Example sentence • The terebenes in the oil give it a distinctive fragrance.
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