(v. t.) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."
(v. t.) To add or unite, as, a person, to an association.
(v. t.) To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels.
(a.) Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.
(a.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as, aggregate glands.
(a.) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
(a.) Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
(a.) United into a common organized mass; -- said of certain compound animals.
(n.) A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; as, a house is an aggregate of stone, brick, timber, etc.
(n.) A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
Example Sentences:
(1) Aggregation was more frequent in low-osmolal media: mainly rouleaux were formed in ioxaglate but irregular aggregates in non-ionic media.
(2) We have examined overlapping octapeptides from the kappa IIIb light chain variable region and show that some framework peptides have the ability to bind aggregated IgG.
(3) Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was prepared, and platelet aggregation studies were conducted directly or conducted on washed platelets prepared from PRP collected with ACD.
(4) Macrophages internalize aggregated low density lipoprotein (LDL) by LDL receptor-dependent phagocytosis.
(5) Cicaprost is an orally available analogue of PGI2 and has been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation in both in vitro and animal studies.
(6) Only IgG2a and IgG2b myeloma proteins bound readily to IC-21 Fc-receptors, the former in nonaggregated as well as aggregated form, the latter only as aggregated complexes.
(7) When the aggregates occurred on the cell periphery their position coincided with areas free of lamellae.
(8) 2-(4'-Isobutylphenyl)propionic acid, ibuprofen, is an antiinflammatory agent which possesses moderate platelet aggregation inhibitory activity.
(9) In addition, spontaneous platelet aggregation is increased when vegetations are present on cardiac valves.
(10) At concentrations several hundredfold higher than the equivalents present in the minimum concentration of rat skin soluble collagen required for platelet aggregation, neither Hyl-Gal (at 29 muM) nor Hyl-Gal-Glc (at 18 muM) caused platelet aggregation or inhibited platelet aggregation by native collagen.
(11) The mechanisms leading to spontaneous platelet aggregation and thrombocytopenia appear to be similar to those described for other patients with type IIB vWD.
(12) There is approximately a 25% decrease in aggregation from regions of the rib distal to the metaphyseal-growth plate junction (69%) to the region proximal to it (50%).
(13) Laboratory data were aggregated similarly within each study, using the last active drug as a grouping factor.
(14) No correlation could be found between DS content and state of aggregation.
(15) The synthetic S-nitroso-thiol, S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine, markedly inhibited platelet aggregation with an IC50 of 6 nM.
(16) On the other hand, ultraviolet (320-nm) light, absorbed by 3-hydroxy-pyridinium cross-links which were rapidly photolyzed, partially dissociated polymeric collagen aggregates from bovine Achilles tendon after subsequent heating.
(17) The ternary complex consisting of a 65-kDa peptide originating from the proteoglycan core protein and a 43-kDa link protein bound to hyaluronic acid was purified from a clostripain digest of the rat chondrosarcoma aggregating proteoglycan and 14C-carbamylated with potassium [14C]cyanate.
(18) The IC50 on arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation was: fisetin, 22 microM; kaempferol, 20 microM; quercetin, 13 microM; morin, 150 microM less than IC50 less than 300 microM.
(19) Changes in the determinants of blood viscosity (packed cell volume, plasma viscosity, red cell aggregation, and red cell deformability) were studied on day 1 and day 5.
(20) Released aggregates of the 19.6-kDa protein were removed from suspension by ultracentrifugation and separated from contaminating membranes by washing in 1.0% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).
Floret
Definition:
(n.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
(n.) A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.
Example Sentences:
(1) Supermarkets are slashing the price of cauliflower because a relatively warm start to the year has produced a glut of florets.
(2) Benign pleomorphic mesenchymal tumours (lipoma, fibroblastoma) are defined by large cells with multiple peripheral nuclei reminding of florets.
(3) Roll the florets in oil, then cook on the barbecue – towards the end of cooking if you are using charcoal, on low if gas – turning often: we're after a slow caramelisation here, not instant charring.
(4) The oxo acid stimulates the synthesis of ethylene when added to floret tissue, and tracer experiments have shown that (14)C is incorporated into ethylene from the labelled oxo acid.
(5) Floret giant cells and nuclear pyknosis were well demonstrated in this case, and characteristic bubbly nuclear vacuolations were also seen.
(6) Serves 4 to 6 2 handfuls of dried butter beans 2 heads of garlic 1 happy head of cauliflower, taken apart into challenging bite-sized florets 4 leeks, sliced across at 5mm intervals, then thoroughly rinsed A bunch of curly parsley, finely chopped A handful of extra-finecapers For the dressing 300ml extra virgin olive oil Juice of 1 juicy or 2 not-so juicy lemons 6 garlic cloves, peeled and well crushed Salt and black pepper 1 Soak the butter beans overnight in cold water, then drain and cook in clean water with the heads of garlic (this can take 2-3 hours).
(7) Each floret is bathed in a sticky secretion that is drawing honeybees, wasps, bumblebees, hover flies and a host of smaller diners, all stoking up before temperatures drop again.
(8) Histologically, there were varying proportions of moderately cellular solid areas and angiectoid areas, both featuring distinctive fibroblastic cells with what appeared to be multiple nuclei arranged in florets or wreaths.
(9) In addition to floret-type giant cells, a few osteoclast-like giant cells were present in a cellular area where tumor cells were focally arranged in a storiform pattern.
(10) Remove the leaves from the cauli, then cut the head into florets; halve or quarter any particularly large ones.
(11) Cut the broccoli into florets and chop the stalk into large chunks.
(12) This is a composite lesion which shows a loose connectival texture and a high cellularity with spindle cells, multivacuolated cells of irregular shape and hyperchromatic nuclei; moreover, there are characteristic multinucleated floret-like cells.
(13) Variants lacking outer membrane O-polysaccharide were devoid of A-layer and excreted stainable floret-like material of the surface protein (A-protein).
(14) Try blanching (in boiling water) or roasting a mixture of cauliflower and broccoli florets and stirring them in at the end.
(15) Spoon into bowls, and top with the remaining florets, and parmesan.
(16) Roast for about 20 minutes until tender and the broccoli florets are beginning to char.
(17) This tumor displays a mixture of fat cells, pleomorphic cells, floret cells, and bundles of mature collagen fiber.
(18) Serves 4 4 large baking potatoes, preferably maris pipers Sunflower oil, for deep frying For the gravy 20g butter 100g button onions, peeled 2 small carrots, sliced ¼ cauliflower, broken into small florets 2 tsp sugar 700ml vegetable stock 50ml red wine 1 tsp cornflour Salt and black pepper 1 tsp Marmite ½ tsp English mustard 1 Peel the potatoes then cut into chips.
(19) An important histologic criteria is the presence of floret-like multinucleated giant cells embedded in a myxoid stroma.
(20) Incorporation of label occurs readily from methionine and its derivative 4-methylmercapto-2-oxobutyric acid with apple, tomato or cauliflower floret tissue.