The Hindu Editorial (Reconsider the ban) – Aug 02, 2018

The Union Health Ministry’s ban on the retail sale and private manufacture of oxytocin, expected to kick off on September 1, is an extremely ill-thought-out one. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Reconsider the ban) – Aug 02, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Reconsider the ban) – Aug 02, 2018:

1. oxytocin (noun) – a harmone produced by the pituitary gland that is used to help mothers produce contractions in labour and control bleeding.
2. clampdown (noun) – suppression, stopping/prevention; crackdown, restriction.
3. kick off (phrasal verb) – start, begin, get going.
4. ill-thought-out (adjective) – not carefully considered, not carefully planned.
5. synthetic (adjective) – artificial, man-made, manufactured/unnatural.
6. induce (verb) – cause, effect, generate.
7. labour (noun) – childbirth, birthing, delivery.
8. stem (verb) –  stop, restrict, decrease.
9. post-partum (adjective) – following childbirth.
10. haemorrhage (noun) – bleeding.
11. lactation (noun) – the secretion of milk by the  mammary glands.
12. indiscriminately (adverb) – aimlessly, unsystematically; carelessly.
13. spawn (verb) – produce, generate, promote/trigger.
14. veterinary (adjective) – relating to the medical care and treatment of animals.
15. infertility (noun) – inability to conceive young; unproductiveness.
16. mastitis (noun) – a painful inflammation of the udder or of the mammary gland in the breast.
17. lie (in) (verb) – consist, exist, be present.
18. poultry (noun) – birds (such as chickens and ducks) that are raised on farms for their eggs or meat.
19. call for (phrasal verb) – demand, need/require, necessitate.
20. over the counter (phrase) – relating to retail sale without prescription & license.
21. reluctant  (adjective) – unwilling, disinclined, opposed,.
22. outright (adverb) – completely, entirely, totally.
23. cap (verb)- put a ceiling on, limit, restrict.
24. monopolise (verb) – to have complete control over something (a particular product or service).

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