(n.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the other hand, immunofluorescence in anterior pituitary cells was faint and detected in only 2 of 28 patients with Graves' disease (7.1%) after absorption of their sera with rat liver aceton powder.
(2) The acetone, pyruvate and alpha-ketoglutarate hydrazone were identified.
(3) Rat heart acid acetone powder was subjected to ion exchange chromatography on CM-cellulose.
(4) The acetone pellet was solubilized using deoxycholate (DOC) and Thy-1.1 was purified by use of a Lens culinaris lectin affinity column and an AcA-34 gel filtration column.
(5) Defatting with acetone as part of the regimen for cutaneous disinfection does not improve microbial removal or reduce the incidence of catheter-related infection, but increases cutaneous inflammation and patient discomfort.
(6) Diffusion coefficients measured on images of water and acetone phantoms were consistent with published values.
(7) Results of H-agglutination inhibition tests demonstrated that SA could not be detected on the flagellin molecule when the flagellar filaments were dissociated to flagellin monomers by heating or treatment with urea, sodium dodecyl sulfate, HCl, or acetone, although SA could be detected on short flagellar fragments obtained by milder heat treatment.
(8) Thus, with elution by either ATP or pyrophosphate, actin has been purified in one step from extracts of acetone-dried muscle powder.
(9) The mechanism suggested leads to photoemissive triplet excited acetone as expected from the cleavage of an intermediate dioxetane.
(10) The vasoactive substance was obtained only by extraction with dichloroacetic acid, hydrochloric acid, and with methylene chloride, but not with aqueous extract, or by ether, ethanol, or acetone extraction.
(11) 1966.-Antibody responses of rabbits to H, O, and Vi antigens did not differentiate vaccine K (acetone-killed and dried) from vaccine L (heat-phenolized and dried) relative to human efficacy.
(12) The fast fraction, isolated and purified by means of cellulose acetate electrophoresis, precipitated in acid acetone and treated with urea 8 M and mercaptoethanol, revealed an anomalous beta chain.
(13) Acetaldehyde and acetone were also detected in the irradiated squalene, which may be formed via a 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one intermediate.
(14) Amebae were fixed in methanol-formaldehyde or absolute acetone at -15 degrees C before or after stimulation with micromolar cyclic AMP at room temperature (20-25 degrees C).
(15) The kaolin-induced activation of factor XII (XII) to XIIa was studied in plasminogen-free human citrated plasma treated with acetone in the presence of benzamidine 7.5 mM.
(16) Leaching the lyophilized mitochondrial fraction with either hexane or acetone increased substantially the yields of the metabolites.
(17) Urinary immunoreactive LH and FSH were measured in acetone extracts of 3 h collections prior to, during, and immediately after a 3 h infusion of 100 mug LH-RH.
(18) An acid protease from Monascus kaoliang was purified by consecutive applications of fractional acetone precipitation, batchwise CM-cellulose method and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography.
(19) Suspension of acetone powder in Tris-HC1 buffer prepared from brain homogenate also disclosed chemiluminescence to some extent, whereas liposomes made of extracted brain lipid did not.
(20) These findings agree with an earlier Japanese study in showing some mild decrements on behavioural performance tests with exposures to acetone at 250 ppm.
Flammable
Definition:
(a.) Inflammable.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Monasteries and convents face greater risks than other buildings in terms of fire safety," the article said, adding that many are built with flammable materials and located far away from professional fire brigades.
(2) The authors consider that this device increases safety during this potentially hazardous procedure by eliminating the flammable polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube and cottonoid packings most frequently used during this procedure.
(3) It is probable that the single factor most important to the decline, in our experience with these injuries, is lower fabric flammability but, because our data may not be representative, corroboration is needed before one can exclude factors such as altered garment design, fire safety-related practices at home, or changing patterns of hospital referral.
(4) The results of two separate tests and corresponding photographs are presented to verify the flammability.
(5) Products frequently associated with burn injuries included those involved in food preparation and consumption, flammable liquids, and clothing.
(6) The heat of combustion per mole of gas mixture at the lean limit is a reliable thermochemical criterion for the flammability of organic fuels with comparable reactivities.
(7) The O2 index of flammability is the minimum O2 fraction in nitrogen that will support candle-like flame using a standard ignition source.
(8) Modified lightweight passenger breathing apparatus, upgraded flight attendant and aircrew portable breathing apparatus, floor level guidance to exits, less flammable and toxic interior materials, improved passenger evacuation information, tailored airport emergency response procedures, and upgraded toilet smoke detector equipment are examples.
(9) "I see nothing amusing about flammable liquid existing in the court where there are so many people and just one door.
(10) Season two crafted complex characters racked with existential ambivalence – heroines marked for the abyss, fragile, flammable outcasts and desolate prodigies, all of whose private pain was as palpable as the crimson bloodbath head witch Evelyn Poole soaks in.
(11) You can find them at Macy’s in the flammable section.’” There were more digs at Trump to come in Obama’s 2012 and 2015 speeches to the dinner, and continued references to the birther row in 2013 and 2014, but if he does return to the subject this year, it is likely to take a subtler form than what some might view as class-baiting by Myers.
(12) Scald prevention, high-risk environments (home and recreational), high-risk populations (male and natives) and unsafe practices with flammable liquids (petrol in particular) should be emphasized in paediatric burn prevention programmes.
(13) Although dimethyl sulfoxide is not highly flammable, normal safety precautions used with any flammable solvent are the minimal requirements for safe use of this drug.
(14) We conclude that industrial design should include safeguards which isolate workers from flammable materials, including isolation of explosive materials from working areas, alarm systems to detect leakage of flammable agents, protective barriers and shields, and the regulation and institution of flame and flash-resistant clothing.
(15) This procedure has the advantage of not requiring derivitization of non-volatile acids and provides the convenience of a technique which does not require the use of flammable gasses, while allowing the identification of at least 18 different acids from the same chromatographic analysis.
(16) In this form of welding, a mixture of powdered metals, including tungsten carbide and cobalt, is heated by ignition of a flammable gas and propelled from the end of the "gun" at high temperature and velocity to form a welded metal coating.
(17) But last week we saw that our streets too are highly flammable.
(18) Flammability is a valid method of comparing safety of various endotracheal tube materials.
(19) The cost of culture materials was reduced considerably, and no toxic or flammable solvents needed to be used.
(20) The oxidant N2O index of flammability for esophageal stethoscopes is 0.430, for Salem sump nasogastric tubes 0.430, for enteric feeding tubes 0.375, for plastic nasopharyngeal airways 0.415, and for rubber nasopharyngeal airways 0.366.