(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.
Silicon
Definition:
(n.) A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free state, usually as a dark brown amorphous powder, or as a dark crystalline substance with a meetallic luster. Its oxide is silica, or common quartz, and in this form, or as silicates, it is, next to oxygen, the most abundant element of the earth's crust. Silicon is characteristically the element of the mineral kingdom, as carbon is of the organic world. Symbol Si. Atomic weight 28. Called also silicium.
Example Sentences:
(1) There fore, the adverse effects may be induced by such quartz or silicon compounds.
(2) Of all materials evaluated, Xantopren Blue and Silene silicone impression materials provided the best results in vivo.
(3) We describe an enzymatic fluorometric method for determining glucose concentrations in blood samples by analysis on a semi-solid surface (silicone-rubber pads).
(4) Silicon, a relatively unknown trace element in nutritional research, has been uniquely localized in active calcification sites in young bone.
(5) A critical attitude towards the use of silicone breast implants, when these are used for purely cosmetic purposes, is recommended at present.
(6) An in vitro, eccentric arterial stenosis model was created using 15 canine carotid arteries cannulated with silicone plugs containing special pressure-transducing catheters designed to measure pressure directly, within the stenosis.
(7) The scaphoid silicone implant bore significant, although less, load than the normal scaphoid.
(8) A visual acuity of 0.05 or better was achieved in 36% of the eyes treated with silicone oil versus 67% of the eyes treated with gas tamponade.
(9) The biocompatibility and fixation of a new silicone intraocular lens was evaluated in the cat eye.
(10) The numbers in the holey tube regenerate are statistically different from normal but they are closer to normal than after similar regeneration in a regular silicone tube.
(11) Silicon levels tend to be higher in foods derived from plants than in foods from animal sources.
(12) The most common complications in breast augmentation surgery with homologous fat grafts obtained from fresh cadavers are presented, showing subsequent surgical procedures to reconstruct the breasts of such patients through use of silicone prostheses and muscle flaps from the latissimus dorsi.
(13) The lid is fiddly to fit on to the cup, and smells so strongly of silicone it almost entirely ruins the taste of the coffee if you don’t remove it.
(14) Perry and I are on our way to the Silicon Drinkabout , a get-together for anyone connected to the tech scene, hosted every week by a different local bar.
(15) A further increase in silicon dioxide concentration produced tablets with relatively larger pore sizes.
(16) Porous polyethylene was thus better incorporated into the soft tissues than silicone rubber as long as the overlying soft tissues were not stressed by an oversized implant or inadequate soft tissue coverage.
(17) Obliteration of the empty sella with an extradural silicone balloon via the transsphenoidal approach seemed to have been effective for headache and visual complaints of primary empty sella syndrome which did not respond to medical therapy.
(18) Mice were exposed to hypoxia by enclosure in cages covered with dimethyl-silicone rubber membranes for 1-14 days.
(19) Mid-shaft sections of 100% silicone (Bardex) and hydrogel-coated latex (Biocath) catheters were subjected to controlled in vitro encrustation conditions for periods of up to 18 weeks.
(20) "Posterior collagenous layer" was observed subendothelial in eyes injected with various silicone oil fluids including highly purified one.