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Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

mitigating

IPA: /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪŋ/

KK: /mɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪŋ/

adjective

Definition: That helps to make something less severe, serious, or painful.

Example: The new policies are aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change.

verb

Definition: To make something less severe, serious, or painful.

Example: The government is taking steps to mitigate the effects of climate change.

mitigation

IPA: /mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/

KK: /mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/

noun

Definition: The process of making something less severe, serious, or painful.

Example: The city implemented several measures for the mitigation of flood risks.

mitigative

IPA: /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪv/

KK: /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪv/

adjective

Definition: Describing something that helps to make a situation less severe or serious.

Example: The new policies have a mitigative effect on climate change.

mitigator

IPA: /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtə/

KK: /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtər/

noun

Definition: A person or thing that makes a situation less severe or serious.

Example: The environmental agency appointed a mitigator to help reduce the impact of pollution.

mitigatory

IPA: /ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪtəri/

KK: /mɪtɪˈɡɔri/

adjective

Definition: Describing something that helps to reduce or lessen the severity or impact of a situation, especially if it is painful or uncomfortable.

Example: The doctor prescribed mitigatory treatments to help ease the patient's suffering.

mitochondrial

IPA: /ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndriəl/

KK: /maɪtəˈkɒndriəl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the mitochondria, which are the parts of cells that produce energy.

Example: Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother.

mitochondrion

IPA: //maɪˈtɒkɒndriən//

KK: /maɪˈtoʊkɒndriən/

noun

Definition: A small structure within cells that helps produce energy by converting food into a usable form. It is found in almost all eukaryotic cells and contains its own genetic material.

Example: The mitochondrion is often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell because it generates most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

mitogen

IPA: /ˈmaɪtəˌdʒɛn/

KK: /ˈmaɪtəˌdʒɛn/

noun

Definition: A substance that causes cells to divide and multiply.

Example: The scientist used a mitogen to stimulate cell growth in the laboratory.

mitogenic

IPA: /ˌmaɪtəˈdʒɛnɪk/

KK: /maɪtəˈdʒɛnɪk/

adjective

Definition: Relating to substances that stimulate cell division or mitosis.

Example: The researchers studied the mitogenic effects of certain growth factors on cancer cells.

mitosis

IPA: //maɪˈtoʊsɪs//

KK: /mɪˈtoʊsɪs/

noun

Definition: The process of cell division in which a single cell divides to form two new cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.

Example: Mitosis is essential for growth and repair in multicellular organisms.

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