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The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
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Q. The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
Ans → critical micelle concentration (cmc)
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Q. Small edible package made usually from gelatin or other materials that can be filled with drugs (solids or liquids) to produce a unit dose, mainly for oral use.
Ans → capsule
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Q. Transfer of a drug across a membrane by a transporter (often a protein) constituent of the cytosol membrane.
Ans → carrier-mediated drug transport
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Q. Reversal of coagulation or flocculation, i.e., the dispersion of aggregates to form a stable colloidal suspension or emulsion.
Ans → deflocculation
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Q. Close, tight aggregation of colloid particles, emulsion droplets, suspension particles, which are difficult to redisperse.
Ans → coagulation
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Q. Process that occurs when the vapor pressure of the saturated aqueous solution of a substance is less than the vapor pressure of water in the ambient air.
Ans → deliquescence
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Q. Technological process consisting of the application of a substance, which forms a layer e.g, to protect the drug
Ans → coating
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Q. A Substance that absorbs sufficient moisture from the atmosphere to dissolve itself.
Ans → deliquescent
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Q. A solid dosage form prepared to a desired shape, usually in large-scale production, by means of high pressure in a punch and die.
Ans → compressed tablet
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Q. The deposit of a drug in a body created by injection or by a similar mode of introduction to form a source of slow release.
Ans → depot
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Q. Vehicle often ethanol used in combination to increase the solubility of drugs.
Ans → cosolvent
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Q. Surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions
Ans → detergent
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Q. Name a property, which serves as basis for the process whereby surfactants are used for the removal of foreign matter from surfaces (including dirt from clothes or body surfaces).
Ans → detergency
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Q. The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
Ans → critical micelle concentration (cmc)
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Q. The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
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Ans → addition reactions
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Ans → loading dose
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Ans → Isomer
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Ans → enteric coating
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Ans → spheronization
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Ans → Bioavailability
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Ans → gastric emptying rate
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Ans → combustion
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Ans → irreversible reaction
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Ans → Acetyl CoA and propionyl CoA
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