Across
- 4. crystalline mineral component of bones and teeth that contains calcium and phosphate.
- 7. inhibitor of calcification that occurs in parotid saliva of humans in variable amounts; anticalculus component of “tartar-control” dentifrices.
- 8. a solution containing more of an ingredient that can be held in solution permanently.
- 10. heterotrophic microorganism that lives and grows in complete (or almost complete) absence of oxygen; some are obligate, others facultative.
Down
- 1. dental biofilm mineralized by crystals of calcium phosphate mineral salts between previously living microorganisms.
- 2. nucleus, focus, point of origin.
- 3. white blood corpuscle capable of amoeboid movement; functions to protect the body against infection and disease.
- 5. without definite shape or visible differentiation in structure.
- 6. a surrounding framework, enabling development in a structured manner.
- 9. heterotrophic microorganism that can live and grow in the presence of free oxygen; some are obligate, others facultative.