Homework Reading (Chapter # 2)

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Arcane

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adjective
1. hard to fathom: difficult or impossible to understand
2. mysteriously obscure: requiring secret knowledge to be understood

-ar·cane·ly, , adverb
-ar·cane·ness, , noun

Thesaurus
mysterious, secret, esoteric, deep, hidden, unfathomable, unknowable, obscure, impenetrable, inscrutable

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Molecules

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noun
1. smallest part of chemical compound: the smallest physical unit of a substance that can exist independently, consisting of one or more atoms held together by chemical forces
2. tiny amount: a very small amount of something

Thesaurus
particle, bit, smidgen (informal), iota, speck, shred

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Glucose

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noun
1. sugar energy source: a six-carbon monosaccharide produced in plants by photosynthesis and in animals by the metabolism of carbohydrates.
The commonest form, dextrose, is used by all living organisms.

2. syrupy mixture: a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, dextrin, and water that is obtained from starch. Use: food manufacture, alcoholic fermentation.

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Fiasco

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noun
1. humiliating failure: a total failure, especially a humiliating or ludicrous one
2. straw-covered wine bottle: a wine bottle having a round bottom and often in a straw covering resembling a basket

Thesaurus
debacle, disaster, shambles, mess, failure, flop (informal), cockup (UK, informal)
antonym: success

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Metabolism

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noun
1. life-sustaining chemical activity: the series of processes by which food is converted into the energy and products needed to sustain life
2. chemical activity involving particular substance: the biochemical activity of a particular substance in a living organism

Thesaurus
breakdown, absorption, digestion, uptake, use, metabolic rate