(n.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel.
Example Sentences:
(1) The following compounds (at a concentration of 1%) were used as an energy source: pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, antimonite, galenite, sphalerite, and copper-zinc-pyrite ore. A considerable part of cells was found to be attached to the surface of crystals in the course of oxidation of the above sulfide minerals.
Aspy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Comparison of the alpha-chains with those of the Viper (Vipera aspis) shows 66 amino-acid substitutions.
(2) It appeared that the increase in ASPI in inflammation was not due to prolonged excretion of the inhibitor but to an increased production of it, and ASPI was rapidly distributed to the fluids and tissues.
(3) The average postoperative Doppler ankle pressure was 96 mm Hg, with an ASPI of 0.76.
(4) In a retrospective study, 113 bites which occurred in Switzerland within a 16-year period by either of the two indigenous adders (Vipera berus and Vipera aspis) were analyzed.
(5) However, as well as being an Aspie, I am also a psychologist.
(6) An intraoperative graft flow of less than 0.7 at 24 to 48 hours, or an increase in ASPI of less than 0.4 were prognostic signs of early vein graft failure.
(7) A hemorrhagic factor was isolated from Vipera a. aspis venom by gel filtration, ion-exchange chromatography and affinity chromatography.
(8) The activity and kinetics of acid-stable protease inhibitor (ASPI) were investigated in the chronic phase of carrageenin-induced inflammation in rats.
(9) Intraoperative blood flow measurements did not correlate with the preoperative ASPI.
(10) ASPI immunoreactivity was found to be localized in diffuse type senile plaques, the perivascular area and subpial layer.
(11) Microradiographs of ribs and vertebrae of the snake Vipera aspis, over an annual cycle, show a significant enlargement of the osteocytic lacunae in the winter months and, for the breeding females, during the period of embryo development.
(12) "When Maura was ill and John and I were physically, emotionally and financially exhausted, it was actually the Aspie mindset that kept us moving forward – we're married, we have to stick at it together.
(13) A recent report by the ABC run Australia Network completely ignored the locals and only featured an interview with the Australian-based writer of a study by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) that encourages more Australian engagement and big mining.
(14) The tissue distribution of ITI and ASPI were investigated and compared using immunohistochemical methods.
(15) Contrary to my views as an Aspie, after looking at the research I was forced to conclude that actually, the DSM-V is a big step in the right direction.
(16) Blood samples were taken monthly from males of Vipera aspis kept in outdoor terraria.
(17) As articulated by a notable dissenter of the ASPI study, locals are rarely given a voice.
(18) I don't see this as an end to the camaraderie I have with my fellow Aspies.
(19) Three phospholipase A2s, PLA2-I, PLA2-II and PLA2-III, were isolated from Vipera aspis venom by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography.
(20) The relationships between the end of hibernation and testicular and thyroid endocrine recrudescence were tested in Vipera aspis by subjecting hibernating vipers to experimental climatic conditions.