Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Vocabulary Words

1. Estrogen- any of several major female sex hormones

2. Synthetic- created in a lab

3. Toxicity - how pervasive something is


4. Chromosome - The full name for a DNA


5. Genetics - the study of genes, DNA, and their diseases


6. Hydrocarbon - something made from Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen


7. Gestation - pregnancy


8. Bioassay -  Measurement of the potency of a substance by its effect on living cells


9. Consumer - the general public that uses this substance


10. Chronic - over time

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