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ad·re·nal al·bi·nism

/əˈdrēn(ə)l/

adjective
/ˈalbəˌniz(ə)m/
relating to or denoting a pair of ductless glands situated
noun
above the kidneys. Each consists of a core region a congenital absence of pigment in the skin
( adrenal medulla ) secreting epinephrine and norepinep and hair (which are white) and the eyes
hrine, and an outer region ( adrenal cortex ) secreting (which are usually pink).
corticosteroids.

an·dro·gen
/ˈandrəjən/
noun aes·thet·ic
BIOCHEMISTRY
/esˈTHedik/
adjective
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of
a male sex hormone, such as testosterone.
beauty.
"the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure"
a·dren·al·ine
noun
/əˈdren(ə)lən/ a set of principles underlying and guiding the
noun work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in "the Cubist aesthetic"
conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation,
breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing
muscles for exertion.
an·ces·tor
/ˈanˌsestər/
noun
an·dro·gen plural noun: ancestors
a person, typically one more remote than
/ˈandrəjən/ a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
noun
BIOCHEMISTRY acceleration- The rate of change in velocity (a
plural noun: androgens change in direction or a change in speed).
a male sex hormone, such as testosterone
acid- A substance that produces hydrogen ions
ad·o·les·cence in solution; these solutions have a pH less than
/ˌadlˈes(ə)ns/
noun
7.
the period following the onset of puberty alternating current (AC) - Electric current that
during which a young person develops from a reverses its direction in a regular pattern; the
child into an adult. 60-Hz AC in our homes changes direction 120
au·to·nom·ic times each second.
/ˌôdəˈnämik,ˌädəˈnämik/ acid rain - Rain with a pH less than 5.6;
adjective produced by substances in the air reacting with
PHYSIOLOGY rainwater.
involuntary or unconscious; relating to the acoustics -The study of sound.
autonomic nervous system.
alcohol -Type of compound formed when -OH
ax·on groups replace one or more hydrogen atoms in
a hydrocarbon.
/ˈakˌsän/ allotropes -Different structural forms of the
noun
same element; for example, some carbon
plural noun: axons
the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along molecules form soft graphite, whereas others
which impulses are conducted from the cell form hard diamonds.
body to other cells. alloy -A mixture consisting of a metal and one
or more elements.
amino acid. Any of a large number of alpha particle - A particle of nuclear radiation
emitted from a decaying atomic nucleus; has a
compounds found in living cells that contain charge of 2+, an atomic mass of 4, and is the
largest, slowest, and least penetrating form of
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen, and radiation.

join together to form proteins.


bod·y
/ˈbädē/
noun
1.
the physical structure of a person or an
animal, including the bones, flesh, and
organs.

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