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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.Alt. of Amyloidal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.A protein produced by the immune system to neutralize pathogens.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.The technical name for urea.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals syl…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated a…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is also present in s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.a crystalline steroidal glycoside present in squill (Drimia maritima).; "Scillaren is used in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease…
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An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.A canoe or boat dug out from a large log.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat est…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat est…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potent, estrogen, medicine, feed, livestock.One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.
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