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ACT TestPrp Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| denature | take away or alter the natural qualities of |
| chromatid | copy of a duplicated chromosome |
| colorimeter | this device is most commonly used to determine the concentration of a known solute in a given solution |
| beta | the second position from a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a radical may be substituted |
| biomass | is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms |
| buoyancy | the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid |
| chromatography | is the collective term for a set of laboratory techniques for the separation of mixtures |
| genus | a class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds |
| infrared | having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves |
| manometer | an instrument that uses a column of liquid to measure pressure, |
| mesopause | the temperature minimum at the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere atmospheric regions |
| Milli-bar | used to measure air pressure |
| montane | of or inhabiting mountainous country |
| aperture | an opening, hole, or gap |
| paleozoic | the Paleozoic era or the system of rocks deposited during it |
| peat | a brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter |
| pinnate | a brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter |
| sucrose | a compound that is the chief component of cane or beet sugar. |
| tropopause | the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere |
| troposphere | he lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles |
| crown fire | a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop |
| mesosphere | the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles in altitude |
| osmosis | a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane |
| plume | a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament/ spread out in a shape resembling a feather |
| polyrhythm | rhythm that makes use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously. |
| polystyrene | a synthetic resin that is a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as lightweight rigid foams and films |
| prophase | the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears |
| revitalize | imbue (something) with new life and vitality |
| calcareous ooze | is a calcium carbonate mud formed from the hard parts (tests) of the bodies of free-floating organisms |
| polymer | a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together |
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