Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: Relating to or having the characteristics of ethylene, a colorless gas used in the production of various chemicals and plastics.

Example: The ethylenic compounds are essential in the manufacturing of many synthetic materials.

Definition: A colorless gas that is used as a fuel and a chemical building block, often associated with welding and cutting metals.

Example: The welder used ethyne to cut through the steel beams.

Definition: A chemical group that consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to another carbon atom, often used in organic chemistry.

Example: The chemist used ethynyl groups to create new compounds in the laboratory.

Definition: Relating to the analysis of cultural or behavioral phenomena from an outside perspective, without considering the internal context or meaning within the culture.

Example: The etic approach allowed researchers to study the community's behaviors without being influenced by their own cultural biases.

Definition: To become pale or white due to lack of light, especially in plants that grow in darkness.

Example: The seedlings began to etiolate as they stretched towards the faint light coming through the window.

Definition: To cause a plant to grow without green color due to lack of sunlight, or to make someone or something appear weak and pale.

Example: The gardener tried to avoid etiolating the seedlings by ensuring they received enough light.

Definition: Describing a plant that has become pale or weak due to lack of sunlight.

Example: The etiolated seedlings struggled to grow in the dark room.

Definition: To cause a plant to grow pale and weak by preventing it from receiving enough light.

Example: The seedlings were etiolated due to lack of sunlight in the greenhouse.

Definition: The process by which plants grow in low light conditions, resulting in elongated stems, fewer leaves, and a pale color due to lack of chlorophyll.

Example: The etiolation of the seedlings was evident as they reached for the sunlight.

Definition: Relating to the cause of a disease or condition.

Example: The doctor studied the etiologic factors that contributed to the patient's illness.

Definition: Relating to the cause or origin of a disease or condition.

Example: The doctor studied the etiological factors that contributed to the patient's illness.

Definition: In a way that relates to the cause or origin of something, especially in medicine or science.

Example: The symptoms were analyzed etiologically to determine their underlying causes.