(n.) A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.
Example Sentences:
(1) Lipase from Geotrichum asteroides appears more resistant to high temperatures and pH changes than the enzyme from Penicillium sp.
(2) This strain of the organism fits a pattern of susceptibility that is rare among N asteroides isolates in general and has been called the type 5 pattern, described as a resistance to broad spectrum cephalosporins, ciprofloxacin, and all aminoglycosides except amikacin.
(3) Within 18-24 h asteroid bodies consisting of an amorphous centre with fine radiating needle crystals were seen.
(4) The study deals with the phagocytosis of Nocardia asteroides (strain Weipheld) and the subsequent intracellular proliferation in peritoneal macrophage cells.
(5) Chalky white colonies, 0.5 to 1.0 mm in diameter, that were subsequently identified as N. asteroides grew well on the BCYE media.
(6) This must be regarded as an antigen-antibody precipitate corresponding to the "asteroid body" of previous authors.
(7) All six N. brasiliensis and six N. otitidis-caviarum were susceptible to gentamicin and minocycline, while all 15 N. asteroides were not.
(8) Microtubules and centrioles were not found in asteroid bodies, although a centriolar field was present in 1 giant cell close to the plasma membrane, completely unrelated to the asteroid body.
(9) Complications are unusual, but of the ones that do occur, infection, particularly with Nocardia asteroides, and fibrosis are the most common.
(10) The somewhat fortuitous isolation of Nocardia asteroides and its significance are discussed.
(11) The pathogenicity of Nocardia asteroides and other strains of different Nocardia species against chicken embryos was investigated.
(12) An acute suppurative abscess characterizes the lesions of N. asteroides.
(13) The inner solar system is filled with dust between the planets, called the zodiacal cloud, which starts out at the asteroid belt and slowly drifts towards the sun.
(14) Ominously, researchers have already discovered that there must be ten times as many potentially dangerous asteroids out there with sizes of the order of tens of metres as previously thought.
(15) With N. asteroides, the direct plating method gave equivocal results.
(16) The organism identified as Nocardia asteroides resisted to sulfonamide and cotrimoxazole but sensitive to chloramphenicaol and streptomycin in vitro.
(17) These findings and clinical observations suggest that inhibition of N. asteroides by neutrophils may be important in vivo.
(18) Evidence for the possible developmental pathway of the Schaumann body is provided by morphological changes within myelinoid figures intimately related to the asteroid body.
(19) Two and one half years later N. asteroides pneumonia recurred and resulted in death from respiratory failure.
(20) The official citation for the asteroid reads: "Iain M. Banks (1954-2013) was a Scottish writer best known for the Culture series of science fiction novels; he also wrote fiction as Iain Banks.
Meteorite
Definition:
(n.) A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aerolite.
Example Sentences:
(1) The toll was slight because the 20-metre-wide meteorite exploded so high, more than 20km above the ground.
(2) We’ve gathered a few creative intergalactic lesson plans below – including edible meteorites and studying real lunar rocks.
(3) "It was rather easy to find fragments in the first days after the meteorite fell, because the chunks left holes in the snow," Grokhovsky told the Guardian.
(4) The amino acid composition and the pyrolyzable organic content of the Antarctic Allan Hills meteorite (ALHA 77306.9 and ALHA 77306.17) was examined.
(5) Short of sending a spacecraft or astronaut to the red planet to haul back rocks, Martian meteorites are the next best thing for scientists seeking to better understand how Earth's neighbour transformed from a tropical environment to a frigid desert.
(6) Having an accurate measurement of the Martian atmosphere also clears up some confusion over the origin of a group of meteorites on Earth, that were assumed to have originated from Mars based on measurements of trapped gases within them, but their identity could not be confirmed without the hard data provided by these results.
(7) A sample of the Murchison meteorite was extracted with D2O and in addition of 'free' amino acids, showing no deuterium incorporation, some amino acids showed the presence of deuterium suggesting either a 'precursor(s)' or hydrogen-deuterium exchange which require(s) formation of carbon-hydrogen bonds.
(8) First, grab an apron and get baking; the meteorite recipes can be found here .
(9) It was that moment when me and my colleagues from Ural Federal University's nanotech centre determined the meteorite's origin and the substance of the chunks which were collected not far from the hole in the ice," Grokhovsky said.
(10) Or it can be “to solve some mystery”, such as his trips to Guatemala and Belize, to uncover the fate of the Mayan civilisation, or Siberia, to learn about the Tunguska meteorite, thought to have created a blast as powerful as 1,000 Hiroshimas in 1908.
(11) "It is very hard to overestimate the importance of the meteorite's recovery from the lake.
(12) Meteorites, The Universe, Road to the Stars, Planet of Tempests, The Moon, et al.
(13) Researchers performed a battery of tests on the meteorite and, based on its chemical signature, confirmed it was blasted to Earth from Mars.
(14) "Unless he takes a tumble or is hit by a falling meteorite."
(15) "It's yet another piece of evidence which makes it more likely that life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet."
(16) It relies upon the expected El Nino which is currently 70~90% likely A major volcanic eruption or a giant meteorite could change this, otherwise 2015 is the one to watch.
(17) 1.1m page views 10) Meteorite slams into central Russia injuring 1,100 – live Friday 15 February 2013 "I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it was day.
(18) Most space rocks that fall to Earth as meteorites come from the asteroid belt, but a number can be traced to the moon and Mars.
(19) For example, it is estimated that a major meteorite impact, such as the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65m years ago, occurs on average every 100m years.
(20) Cut the edible meteorites in half so students can describe what they are like inside, but make sure they use technical vocabulary not culinary terms.