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A fibre in vegetables, fruit and pulses and porridge oats which is partly digested in the intestine and reduces the absorption of fats and sugar into the body, so lowering the level of cholesterol.  

Able to dissolve.  

To become solid, or cause something to become solid.  

Irreparable damage to the most sensitive part of the retina, the macula, caused by looking at the sun with no protection or inadequate protection, as when looking at an eclipse of the sun. Pathological changes in the retina after looking directly at the sun. This condition is seen frequently following an eclipse of the sun.…

A nerve network situated at the back of the abdomen between the adrenal glands. Network of nerve fibers and ganglia where sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers combine at the upper part of the back of the abdomen. A network of interconnected nerves in the abdomen that lies behind the stomach and between the adrenal glands.…

The earth in which plants grow.  

The back part of the palate leading to the uvula. Structure containing muscles and mucous membranes and extending from the back of the hard palate in the posterior of the mouth, part of It hanging between the mouth and the pharynx. A musculomembranous fold that partly separates the mouth and the pharynx; the posterior roof…

To make something soft, or become soft.  

Not hard or not resistant to pressure.