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The following 5 entries include the term 3.
2,3-diphosphoglycerate
noun: an isomeric ester of diphosphoglyceric acid that occurs in human red blood cells and facilitates release of oxygen by decreasing the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin
interleukin-3
noun: an interleukin that is a colony-stimulating factor produced especially by T cells stimulated by mitogen or antigen and that promotes the proliferation and differentiation of various stem cells (as hematopoietic stem cells)
omega-3
adjective: being or composed of polyunsaturated fats that have the first double bond in the hydrocarbon chain occurring between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule most distant from the carboxylic acid group and that are found especially in fish, fish oils, green leafy vegetables, and some nuts and seeds compare omega-6
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
noun2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
noun
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