Across
- 1. the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity
- 4. a line in the skin in old persons
- 5. the chemical, present at the centre of the cells of living things, that controls the structure and purpose of each cell and carries genetic information during reproduction
- 8. a chemical element that is present in teeth, bones, and chalk
- 12. a substance that slows down the rate at which something decays because of oxidization
- 15. the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious
- 16. strong and well
- 17. a person that can make a lot of things at the same time
Down
- 1. a seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable
- 2. especially of a disease or something badcontinuing for a long time
- 3. the condition of someone's mind and whether or not they are suffering from any mental illness
- 6. a dark brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and add a chocolate flavour to food and drink
- 7. illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
- 9. any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow
- 10. the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal
- 11. needing skill or effort
- 13. the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed
- 14. to make someone with an illness healthy again