(a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.
Example Sentences:
(1) Under the conditions of the study, pretreatment of the tooth roots with 2 per cent acidulated sodium fluoride did not reduce root resorption and ankylosis.
(2) With the exception of the excessive exposure to acidulated fluoride, ammonium bifluoride, or hydrofluoric acid, there is little risk of surface degradation of virtually all current dental ceramics.
(3) There was less load relaxation found in chains that were immersed in distilled water and Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride than in chains exposed only to air.
(4) Using the scanning electron microscope and the polarized light microscope, the effects of acid-etching on acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF)-treated caries-like lesions of enamel were investigated, with respect to the etching patterns produced and the suitability of those patterns for resin bonding, and the histopathological features of the caries-like lesions.
(5) Statistically significant differences in roughness were found among surfaces exposed to 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride gel, 8% stannous fluoride, and the control surfaces.
(6) Whereas the effectivity of H2O2 can be influenced only little through the acidulation (to pH 2.7) its combination with chinosole are distinctly superior to H2O2 in their effectivity.
(7) Two groups of children, initially in the first and second grades, chewed, rinsed with, and swallowed an acidulated phosphate-fluoride tablet containing 1 mg of fluoride either once or twice a day in school.
(8) Treatment of the etched enamel with acidulated phosphate fluoride reduced the bond strength of all four fissure sealants.
(9) Acidulated phosphate fluoride topical applications are effective in the prevention of dental caries.
(10) Biological acidulation with a high inoculum of Pediococcus cerevisiae inhibited anaerobic staphylococcal growth but failed to suppress aerobic growth completely.
(11) Application of 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride for periods of 16 and 32 minutes caused etching in both groups, but the autoglazed group was significantly more effected.
(12) The results showed that (1) the washing system did not remove F from untreated enamel surface, (2) a four-minute application of an acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel deposited 27.2 (2.4) (mean, S.E.)
(13) With chemical acidulation of sausage, growth could be controlled both aerobically and anaerobically with approximately 1.5% glucono delta lactone.
(14) The sample was distributed into two groups: children from Group 1, which received a semestral topical application of Acidulated Fluor Phosphate at 1.23% and children from Group II, that besides the topical application above related (Group I) also received weekly mouthwashes of sodium fluoride aquesus solution at 0.2%.
(15) Sodium fluoride and sodium monofluorophosphate solutions reduced root surface solubility by approximately 30 percent while acidulated phosphate fluoride and stannous fluoride were more than 2.5 times more effective, the solubility reduction exceeding 80 percent.
(16) The acid-resistance of the tooth surface is strengthened to form noncrystal lanthanum fluoride on its surface by the two-step treatment (F-La treatment) with acidulated-phosphate fluoride and lanthanum chloride solutions as previously reported by Fujiwara, Negishi, Miyagi et al.
(17) The ability of a topical fluoride regimen consisting of a 4-min application of a saturated dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) solution followed by a 4-min application of 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) to inhibit caries-like lesion formation in sound enamel was compared to that of a 4-min application of APF.
(18) The effect of 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride, 0.40% stannous fluoride gels, and 2.00% citric acid solution on 150.00 overglazed and 150 autoglazed porcelain surfaces was measured using a profilometer.
(19) The amount of calcium and phosphorus liberation by the acid solution was greatest in the control group, followed by the group of teeth treated in acidulated solution and, finally, by those treated in 2% sodium fluoride solution.
(20) Only one of the imported products showed a statistically significant higher fluoride uptake than the acidulated South African manufactured phosphate fluoride gel.
Sour
Definition:
(superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
(superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.
(superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
(superl.) Afflictive; painful.
(superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
(n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
(v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.
(v. t.) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.
(v. t.) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.
(v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.
(v. t.) To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.
(v. i.) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in adversity.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sensitivity of the taste system to the various qualities was, in decreasing order, salty, sweet, sour, and bitter.
(2) The parotid saliva of the caries-rampant group showed a significantly higher level of anodemigrating proteins, predominantly isoamylases, and a significantly lower level of cathode-migrating proteins than that of the caries-resistant group in both paraffin-stimulated and sour lemon-stimulated salivary flows.
(3) But the cocktails take centre stage and are like drinkable pieces of art – try the margarita or the pisco sour.
(4) The munching, and some data crunching, produced firm statistical findings ("The flavour cowy was correlated with age and sourness, but was not correlated to any other flavours or tastes").
(5) A shame such a landmark achievement was soured by Allam refusing to talk to the local council over a potential stadium expansion and trying to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers, which many fans vehemently oppose.
(6) Admittedly, there has been a bit of sour grapes in the English response to the success of Dempsey et al, and no doubt we will be treading those grapes into wine and drinking ourselves into oblivion if Team USA get much further – they are, as today's typically excitable NY Daily News front page informs us, now just "four wins from glory" .
(7) Kaesong, which facilitated nearly $2bn a year in cross-border trade, had been the last joint project left as relations between the two Koreas soured over the past five years.
(8) The UK remains one of the most diligent enforcers of convention rights, but it appears to have soured into one of the least appreciative national constituencies.
(9) Before the adenosine test, the perception of sourness was tested similarly with six concentrations of citric acid (1-100 mM).
(10) Sour taste stimuli (weak acids) decreased outward K+ currents and slightly reduced inward currents; bitter taste stimuli (quinine) reduced inward currents to a greater extent than outward currents.
(11) If i remember correctly, a third of the milk was turned sour, a Russian delicacy'.
(12) Instead, the different taste qualities--sweet, sour, salty, bitter--are subserved by different mechanisms.
(13) "They are taking a mixed strategy, which I would call the sweet and sour approach," Peter Beck, research fellow at Stanford University and a specialist on Korean affairs, told Reuters.
(14) On average, monosodium glutamate and seltzer, which mongrel dogs do not normally encounter in their diets, produced lower gastric acid secretion and pancreatic polypeptide release than sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and meaty tastes.
(15) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan's crumbly little almond and lemon tarts are the perfect example of its charms, to my mind – not too sweet, not too sour, just intensely, deliciously zesty.
(16) Behavior of Staphylococcus aureus strains 100-A, 196-E, 254, 473, 505, and 521 in sweet (18 to 80% milk fat) and neutralized sour cream was studied.
(17) "That was for the players and their families," said Benítez, the implication being why should he risk souring the atmosphere by simply joining in?
(18) If the maximum investment choice is not taken, and NHS performance turns sour in future years, Stevens will be able to say, “I told you so”.
(19) They worked together at Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale but the relationship has soured.
(20) Suu Kyi's relationship with the generals has reportedly turned sour again In her tireless efforts to secure cooperation from the military, Suu Kyi has repeatedly expressed her appreciation, respect and “genuine” affection for the Tatmadaw (feudal military), which her father founded under Japan’s fascist patronage in December 1942, much to the dismay of many minorities who have borne the brunt of the organisation’s ruthless policies.