Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Reaching a goal.  

In sociology, a social position allocated to a person because of his or her achievement or uniquely achieved qualities.  

The active ingredient in aspirin.  

An important metabolic intermediate that provides energy for cellular function, and is used for the synthesis of cholesterol, fatty acids, and other biological compounds. A two-carbon metabolic intermediate that is the starting substrate for fatty acid synthesis. It is also the end product of fatty acid degradation (fatty acid oxidation). When joined to oxalacetate, acetyl…

An antipsychotic drug. Tindal is a commercial preparation of.  

A chemical compound found in the urine in trace amounts. When large amounts are present, it gives off a fruity odor to the urine or breath. This may be present in a diabetic. A colourless volatile substance formed in the body after vomiting or during diabetes. A three-carbon ketone found in normal tissues and blood.…

A colorless, soluble liquid with the chemical formula C2H40. An aldehyde formed from the oxidation of ethanol; it can be converted to acetate and thence to acetyl CoA. This toxic substance is the first step in the breakdown of alcohol. CH3CHO; an intermediate in yeast fermentation and alcohol metabolism.  

A chromosome fragment lacking a centromere.  

Pertaining to the ability of a person to evaluate his or her body with accuracy, self-concept.  

The degree of conformity between an assertion resulting from a reasoning process and an assertion that might logically be deduced from the given premises or from previous assertions.