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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.