Category: A
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Acidification
Conversion into an acid or acidic conditions.
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Acidifiable
Capable of being transformed to produce an acid reaction.
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Acid hydrolase
Any hydrolytic enzyme found in a lysosome that performs optimal catalysis at a pH of about 5.
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Acid citrate-dextrose
An anticoagulant solution used in blood collection tubes. Its components are citric acid, sodium citrate, and dextrose.
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Formiminoglutamic acid
An intermediate product in the metabolism of histidine. Its increase in the urine after administration of histidine in patients with folic acid deficiency is the basis for the Figlu excretion test.
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Argininosuccinic acid
A compound intermediate in the synthesis of arginine; formed from citrulline and aspartic acid.
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Acrylic acid
CH2:CH . COOH; a colorless corrosive liquid used in making acrylic polymers and resins.
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Achylous
Lacking in any kind of digestive secreation.
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Achylia pancreatica
Absence or deficiency of pancreatic secretion; usually a sign of chronic pancreatitis.
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Achylia gastrica
Complete absence or marked decrease in the amount of gastric juice.