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mole The amount of substance that B1a, B1b, C3, monoclonal Identical copies of an antibody B3
contains the same number of C5, C10 antibody produced by fusing a spleen cell
particles as there are atoms in with a cancerous white blood cell
12 g of carbon-12 (contains the which can be designed to bind to
Avogadro's constant 6.0 ×10²³ many different substances.
number of particles). monoculture Growing one type of crop. B7a, B7b

mole ratio The ratio of the amounts of C3, C4
two substances as shown in a monomer Small molecule, usually containing C7, C10
balanced equation. a C=C bond, that can join end to
end with other monomers to form
molecular Refers to a substance made up C2 a polymer molecule.
of molecules, so it contains small
groups of atoms, of a set size, held motor effect The effect where a force is exerted P7
together by covalent bonds. on a wire carrying a current in a
magnetic field.
molecular Chemical formula showing the C7
formula actual number of atoms of each mould A type of fungus. B3
element in a molecule. mounted A needle mounted in a wooden B1a, B1b
molecular The movement of molecules B2 needle or metal handle for use in
movement resulting from their kinetic energy. microscope work or dissection.
molecule A collection of two or more atoms B1a, B1b, B2, moving-coil A microphone in which electrical P7
held together by chemical bonds. C1, C2, C3, microphone signals are produced when the
C4, C6, C7, pressure variations in sound waves
C9, C10, P1, P3 vibrate a coil of wire within a
magnetic field.
molten A term used to describe a liquid C4, C10
substance (eg rock, glass or MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A B2, B5
metal) formed by heating a solid. computer that can scan the human
body using magnetic fields and
moment A turning effect of a force. P5
radio waves, used in medicine.
momentum A quantity relating to a moving P5 mucus Slimy white protein, which lines the B2, B3
object that is calculated by respiratory tract and alimentary
multiplying its mass by its velocity. canal.

multi-cellular Living things made up of many B1a, B1b, TB1
types of cell.