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  1. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  2. barbiturate
    organic compound having powerful soporific effect
  3. centrifugation
    the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
  4. centrifuge
    an apparatus that separates particles from a suspension
  5. centrosome
    small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
  6. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  7. cytology
    the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
  8. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  9. cytosol
    the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended
  10. elongated
    drawn out or made longer spatially
  11. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  12. fluorescence
    light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
  13. fractionation
    separation into portions
  14. intestinal
    of or relating to or inside the intestines
  15. lysosome
    a membrane-bound organelle containing digestive enzymes
  16. mercury fulminate
    a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
  17. microbial
    relating to or caused by very small organisms, such as bacteria
  18. microtubule
    a microscopically small tubule
  19. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  20. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  21. phospholipid
    any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
  22. placoid
    as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
  23. proliferation
    a rapid increase in number
  24. stroma
    the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
  25. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Created on 七月 15, 2010 (updated 七月 15, 2010)

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