Cellular Biology

noun a structure constructed by bees to house their colony

verb to gather or store in a hive

• The beekeeper carefully inspected each hive in the apiary.
• I heard there's a huge hive in the backyard filled with bees.
• Let's bail before we stumble upon a hive of trouble.
• The office was a hive of activity as everyone rushed to meet the deadline.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

• Intrinsically disordered proteins lack a fixed three-dimensional structure.
• Those intrinsically disordered proteins don't have a set shape.
• Those floppy proteins are all over the place.
• The intrinsically disordered proteins are like a tangled ball of yarn.

noun clusters of cells in the pancreas that produce and secrete hormones such as insulin and glucagon

• The islets of Langerhans are clusters of cells in the pancreas responsible for producing hormones.
• I heard the islets of Langerhans play a key role in regulating blood sugar levels.
• Those little islets of Langerhans are like the body's blood sugar control center.
• The islets of Langerhans are like tiny factories inside the pancreas, churning out important hormones.