| acetabulum |
the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
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| acetaldehyde |
a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
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| acetal |
any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
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| Acetabularia |
Acetabularia are giant (0.5 to 10cm long) unicellular and uninucleate marine green algae, with a characteristic umbrella-like shape. They are most famous from the experiments of Joachim Hammerling in 1953, where by transplating parts of A. mediterranea and A. crenulata he showed that the genetic information of eukaryotes is contained in the nucleus. Species such as A. ...
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| acetaminophen |
A drug that reduces pain and fever (but not inflammation). It belongs to the family of drugs called analgesics.
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