(adv.) On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.
(n.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
(n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
(n.) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
(n.) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
Example Sentences:
(1) AGAT activity in the xenografts was measured at 1 and 6 hours after pretreatment, at the time tumors were excised.
(2) In contrast, treatment with BCNU plus O6-methylguanine or streptozocin did not produce growth delays substantially different from those produced by BCNU alone, reflecting the more efficient depletion of AGAT by O6-benzylguanine.
(3) James Agate (1877‑1947) started out as a Manchester cotton merchant, moved to London as a shopkeeper, then rose to prominence as the most brilliant theatre critic of his day.
(4) It is suggested that rape oil ("Agat", "Kubanskoye") and winter cress oil ("Sibiryachka") initiate the lipid transport in the blood and tissues thus leading to the reduction of the cholesterol level in the blood and liver tissue in "cholesterol" rats.
(5) The snippets of Jimmy Erskine’s reviews and letters in the novel are my own invention, but they are all inspired by Agate’s voice.
(6) Look for agates and other semi-precious stones in the patches of tiny pebbles spaced out among the sands, especially after a storm.
(7) Two novel deoxyribonucleases, termed DNases A and A', have been purified from the hepatopancreas of Achatina fulica (agate snail).
(8) The authors presented 5-year results of combined radiation therapy of 217 patients with stage I-II cervical cancer using 60Co high energy sources on the Agat-B unit for intracavitary irradiation.
(9) Streptozotocin (STZ) forms adducts at the O6 position of guanine; repair of these adducts consumes O6-AGAT.
(10) Intracavitary gamma-beam therapy at single doses of 5 and 10 Gy and cumulative doses of 40 and 30 Gy, respectively, with the Agat-B remote loading unit was applied to 95 patients (the 1st group).
(11) A new method of combined radiation therapy for cancer of the vagina is presented: it includes contact (intracavitary and interstitial) gamma-therapy based on the principle of the manual and automated administration (sing the AGAT-B unit) of endostats and low and high activity radiation sources, and gamma-beam irradiation with irregular shaped fields.
(12) Among the cases of pulmonary diseases in agate workers, pneumoconiosis formed the largest group (18.4%), whereas among controls it was tuberculosis (12.1%).
(13) Additional studies are required to determine whether O6-AGAT-mediated BCNU resistance is suppressed.
(14) The total dose in point A was 60 isoGy in either case given in 3 fractions at 28 days using the after-loading units "ANET" (neutrons) and "AGAT V" (gamma).
(15) The prevalence of pneumoconiosis showed a dose-response relationship in both male and female agate workers.
(16) It therefore appeared that agate dust had no role in precipitating chronic bronchitis.
(17) Even the Sunday Times's formidable critic, James Agate, conceded that Guinness's refusal to play the role in a traditional way had "a value of its own".
(18) Resistance to nitrosoureas and methylating agents, which damage DNA, can be mediated by a DNA repair protein, O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGAT).
(19) The paper deals with application of computerized procedures for dose planning in intracavitary irradiation of endometrial carcinoma from the Agat-B source.
(20) Dr Roger Meyrick outlines the scope of geriatrics and defines three categories of elderly people characterized by reduced activity, reduced resources and reduced independence.DR JOHN AGATE CONSIDERS THE DEPRIVATIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN OLD AGE SUCH AS: malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, deprivation of minerals and water, hypothermia and psychological deprivation.The role of the family doctor in the care of the elderly is discussed by both speakers.
Amate
Definition:
(v. t.) To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
(v. t.) To be a mate to; to match.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chelsea could at least draw encouragement from Eden Hazard's winner, the team's leading scorer fed by Ashley Cole's pass to dart inside Jordi Amat and skim a shot goalwards, which Tremmel might have saved had Ashley Williams not dived across his eye-line.
(3) (Vanegas, H., Laufer, M. and Amat, J., The optic tectum of a perciform teleost.
(4) Three cases of facial nerve palsy with abnormal synkinetic movement manifesting with eye closure on jaw opening (Marin-Amat Syndrome) are described.
(6) Cyclization of ethyl 5,6-diamino-4-hydrazinopyridin-2-ylcarbamate (10) with a mixture of CS2 and Et3N in dimethylacetamide gave mainly ethyl 1,4-diamino-2(3H)-thioxoimidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-ylcarbamate (15), whereas, in the absence of dimethylacetamide, a double cyclization gave mainly ethyl 5-amino-2(1H)-4-dithioxodiimidazo-[4,5-b:5,4-c]pyridin-7-ylcarb amate (16).
(7) Hazard was the subject of Mourinho's penalty appeal, too, as Amat dived in to claim the ball but then take the forward's back leg.
(8) Amat sulit bagi mereka yang tinggal dan bekerja di Jakarta untuk membayangkan masa depan metropolitan yang semrawut ini.
(9) This paper describes the chemical synthesis and CCK-B and CCK-A receptor binding affinities of a series of compounds in which the central amide bond of the CCK-B "dipeptoid" ligand tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]dec-2-yl [R-(R*,S*)]-[2-[[1-(hydroxymethyl)- 2-phenylethyl]amino]-1-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxoethyl]carb amate (4) (CCK-B IC50 = 852 nM), and tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]dec-2-yl (R)-[1-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1-methyl- 2-oxo-2-[(2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]carbamate (23) (CCK-B IC50 = 32 nM) is replaced by 11 different amide replacements.
(10) The book will also tell of the Spanish lawyer Antonio Amat, who tried to build a coalition of democratic groups and has been in prison without trial since November 1958; and of two white men - the American Ashton Jones and Patrick Duncan from South Africa - persecuted by their own race for preaching that the coloured races should have equal rights.
(11) Sigurdsson’s finish was of the highest order – a curling left-footer into the far corner – and Amat spurned a decent headed opportunity to equalise in first-half stoppage time from Sigurdsson’s free-kick.
(12) Jordi Amat took a heavy touch following Héctor Bellerín’s headed cross and he was then levered off the subsequent chase for the ball by Walcott.
(13) Once again Sigurdsson was the architect, his curling free-kick from the right picking out Jordi Amat, whose twisting header was expertly tipped over by Pickford.