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Vocabulary for College
Chapter 9
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English
12th Grade
11/28/2012

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Organic
Definition
Pertaining to living things or to the internal organs of the body.
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Faculty
Definition
A power or ability of mind or body.
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Resuscitate
Definition
To revive or bring back to consciousness.
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Purge
Definition
To cleanse, wash away, or get rid of impurities.
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Saline
Definition
Salty or containing salt.
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Ossify
Definition
To harden or turn into bone; or to become set or rigid.
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Secrete
Definition
1. To produce by action of the glands, or to discharge.
2. To conceal.
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Lacteal
Definition
Pertaining to or resembling milk.
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Expectorate
Definition
To spit or cough up phlegm.
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Sputum
Definition
Spittle, or that which is spit
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Apothecary
Definition
A druggist or pharmacist.
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Pestle
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A tool used for crushing or grinding, especially drugs.
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Potion
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A drink or dose, usually of a liquid medicine or drug.
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Progeny
Definition
The offspring of humans, lower animals, or plants.
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Whelp
Definition
The young of an animal.
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