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  1. magnification
    the act of expanding something in apparent size
  2. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  3. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  4. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  5. conferral
    the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
  6. anatomy
    the study of the structure of animals
  7. microgram
    one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram
  8. cytology
    the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
  9. ultracentrifuge
    a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
  10. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  11. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
  12. metabolism
    the organic processes that are necessary for life
  13. simultaneously
    at the same instant
  14. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
  15. granule
    a tiny particle of something
  16. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  17. complex
    complicated in structure
  18. vesicle
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure
  19. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  20. hydroxyl
    the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
  21. polarity
    a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
  22. polypeptide
    a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
  23. monomer
    a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
  24. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  25. pectin
    any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
  26. polysaccharide
    any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
  27. cisterna
    a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
  28. phagocytosis
    process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
Created on 七月 19, 2010

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