kreas
91hepatopancreas — n. [Gr. hepar, liver; pan, all; kreas, flesh] A branched digestive gland of the cephalothorax of various invertebrates, functioning as both liver and pancreas …
92kreuə- — Raw flesh. Oldest form *kreuə₂ . 1. Suffixed o grade form *krowə o . raw, from Old English hrēaw, raw, from Germanic *hrawaz. 2. Suffixed form *krewə s . creatine, creodont, creosote, pancreas, from …
93creatine — /kree euh teen , tin/, n. Biochem. an amino acid, C4H9N3O2, that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction. [1830 40; creat ( < Gk kreat , s. of kréas) flesh + INE2] * * * …
94creodont — /kree euh dont /, n. any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of …
95creosote — creosotic /kree euh sot ik/, adj. /kree euh soht /, n., v., creosoted, creosoting. n. 1. an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and… …
96pancreas — pancreatic /pan kree at ik, pang /, adj. /pan kree euhs, pang /, n. Anat., Zool. a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin. Cf. islet of… …
97raw — rawish, adj. rawishness, n. rawly, adv. rawness, n. /raw/, adj., rawer, rawest, n. adj. 1. uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot. 2. not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, refining, or manufacture: raw cotton …
98Creatine — A compound the body synthesizes (makes) and then utilizes to store energy. The storage of energy occurs when phosphate molecules are attached to creatine to create creatine phosphate. Creatine phosphate is capable of donating phosphate to ADP in… …
99Creatinine clearance test — A test that helps determine whether the kidneys are functioning normally. Specifically, the creatinine clearance test gauges the rate at which a waste, creatinine, is cleared from the blood by the kidneys. Creatinine is produced from the… …
100creophagy, creophagism — Carnivorousness; flesh eating. [G. kreas, flesh, + phago, to eat] …
