The liver performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body. These functions make the liver a vital organ without which the tissues of the body would quickly die from lack of energy and nutrients.
tongs noun [plural]. âº a âdevice used for âpicking up âobjects, consisting of two âlong âpieces âjoined at one end and âpressed together at the other end in âorder to âhold an âobject between them: âcoal tongs a âpair of tongs âº â curling tongs.
Definition of beaker. 1  1 : a large drinking cup that has a wide mouth and is sometimes supported on a standard. 2  2 : a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories.