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Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning (4)
  2. 7. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light (7)
  3. 8. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color (10)
  4. 9. The intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors (7)
  5. 13. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic (13)
  6. 14. A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids (7)
  7. 16. Frozen water (3)

Down

  1. 1. A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group (9)
  2. 2. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group (6)
  3. 4. Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function (6)
  4. 5. The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of ___ (10)
  5. 6. The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid (11)
  6. 10. Characterized by careful evaluation and judgment (8)
  7. 11. The science of matter (9)
  8. 12. The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (9)
  9. 15. The leaf of a conifer (6)