Download Advanced Biology Vocabulary Quarter 3 Carcinogen

Advanced Biology
Vocabulary
Quarter 3
Carcinogen - (n)
a substance or agent causing cancer
Cigarettes contain known carcinogens.
Saturate (v)
1.to satisfy fully
1. to treat, furnish, or charge with
something to the point where no more
can be absorbed, dissolved, or
retained.
To begin the lab saturate the cell with
salt water.
Effervescent (adj.)
bubbling, hissing, and foaming as gas escapes
The reaction between mentos and diet coke is
effervescent.
Placebo (n.)
a: a usually pharmacologically inert
preparation prescribed more for
the mental relief of the patient than
for its actual effect
b: an inert or innocuous substance
used especially in controlled
experiements testing the efficacy
of another substance (as a drug)
aggregation (n.)
a group, body, or mass composed of many
distinct parts or individuals
The aggregation of bacteria cells is limited by
available nutrients and space.
anterior (adj.)
situated before or toward the front
The anterior part of the brain is occupied by the
frontal lobe.
Pathogen (n.)
a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or
virus) of disease.
The plot of the book involves a virulent
pathogen that turns everyone into zombies.
homologous (adj.)
having the same relative position, value, or
structure
The bone structure of a wing and an arm
are homologous.
taxonomy (n.)
a: the study of the general principles of
scientific classification
b: orderly classification of plants and animals
according to their presumed natural
relationships
The taxonomy of bacteria is boring to some and
exciting to other.
viviparus (adj.)
producing living young instead of eggs from
within the body
The alien in the movie was viviparus, so the
hero couldn't find any nests.