(v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
Example Sentences:
(1) These data indicate that the selectivity of removal of anti-AChR Ab from albumin is higher at 4 degrees C than that at 37 degrees C. The volume treated at 4 degrees C was significantly lower than that treated at 37 degrees C, and it was less than that required for a clinical treatment; however, it was shown that filter backwashing is possible without loss of solute removal selectivity.
(2) The study says the inability to forecast the double-dip recession from the fourth quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012 had been due to poor trading performance as the UK felt the backwash from the eurozone crisis.
(3) In a patient with long-staning ulcerative colitis and "backwash" ileitis, multiple carcinomas developed in the colon and ileum.
(4) In cases of inadequate filter backwashing, such aggregates may penetrate into clean water.
(5) The government in Nicosia admitted that it had been caught in the backwash from the crisis in neighbouring Greece as it formally applied to Brussels for assistance.
(6) Backwashing with saline, serum, 6% NaCl, dextran solutions, or phosphate buffers of varying molality and pH removed only a fraction of adherent particles.
(7) Samples included water collected immediately after conventional treatment, during the backwash cycle, at various points in the distribution system, and 1 week after the break and subsequent repair of a distribution main.
(8) Although the frequency of such premalignant and malignant changes in "backwash" ileitis is unknown, their concurrence in this case suggests that ulcerative colitis involving the terminal ileum increases the risk of small bowel carcinoma.
(9) France, a long-term sufferer from the austerity backwash, could already be said to have made its own contribution after a year of private-sector contraction.
(10) A particular advantage of the solvent system is that only a single partitioning step is needed, without backwashes, and the enzyme product appears in the upper phase, making transfer to a counting vial more reliable.
(11) To assess whether the presence of backwash ileitis predisposed to the subsequent development of ileal pouchitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, 131 patients who had the operation were studied.
(12) During membrane plasma fractionation therapy there are reported incidences of membrane plugging requiring the corrective actions of either filter replacement or backwashing (BW) in order to continue the treatment.
(13) Though the exact pathogenesis is uncertain, several possibilities, particularly with regard to antecedent dysplasia and backwash ileitis, are discussed.
(14) Backwashing, by reversing the direction of the permeate, was found necessary to prolong the life of the filter.
(15) Trocar resection is superior to Iglesias' backwash resection.
(16) Results showed statistically significant decreases of TMP from 300 mm Hg to 70 mm Hg between just before and after both backwashing procedures, and that there were no significant changes in the TMP increase during the cryofiltration procedure between pre- and post-BW.
(17) Tim Yeo, the Tory MP who chairs the environmental audit select committee, said the shift had come about because of scientific mistakes, and a "backwash" from Copenhagen.
(18) Use of standard angioplasty balloon inflation prevents "backwash" of distally infused ethanol and more generalized cell death.
(19) Stifling any urge to delight in McKillop's predicament, the chancellor said the government would shortly announce details of a rescue plan for UK banks caught up in the backwash from the collapse of Lehman, little more than three weeks earlier.
(20) Recent research has shown that these aims can be achieved by altering the mode of running and backwashing filters of all process combinations including those using ozone and introducing an additional absorption on powdered activated carbon, and the process combination of flocculation-filtration-chlorination.
Saliva
Definition:
(n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.
Example Sentences:
(1) A sensitive, selective and easy to use high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of cicletanide, a new diuretic, in plasma, red blood cells, urine and saliva is described.
(2) Most cis AB sera have anti-B activity, essentially at 4 degrees C. In saliva A and H substances are found in normal amounts but B substance is only evidenced by inhibition of autologous cells agglutination.
(3) The antigenic composition of an extract of rat dust, as a source of aeroallergens for rat-sensitive individuals, has been investigated and compared to the antigenic composition of rat saliva and urine.
(4) None of the parotid saliva samples from the alcoholic subjects had detectable bioactivity of EGF in saliva.
(5) On day 7, washes were collected as on day 0, and a collar was attached to the neck to prevent contamination from saliva.
(6) However, no correlation was observed as far as sex, pH of saliva and smoking habits were concerned.
(7) All teeth were incubated in a saliva-like solution except during treatment.
(8) During radiotherapy, the mean volume-based concentrations of all protein components assayed increased as the saliva flow rate decreased.
(9) There were no differences between groups in saliva cortisol values in either of the two experiments.
(10) In eight consecutive patients referred to the University of Queensland Dental School for investigation of tooth surface loss, six had no measurable quantities of resting whole saliva, four had low values for stimulated saliva flow rates, and only two patients had buffer capacities within the normal range.
(11) Compared with juvenile and adult controls, a significantly greater number of "fast isoamylases" was found in the parotid saliva of children with cystic fibrosis and their healthy heterozygous parents.
(12) The amount of free testosterone in the saliva was also ascertained for 23 of the subjects.
(13) Good to excellent results were found in more than 85 percent of them in the control saliva, and there have been no recurrences or fistulae.
(14) The responsible allergens are contained in the urine, saliva, and secretions of furred animals.
(15) A relatively large error was found in predicting serum levels from saliva.
(16) We have reviewed the functions of salivary secretions and the major role that saliva plays in maintaining oral homeostasis by protection, repair, and lubrication as well as in the initial phase of digestion.
(17) The addition of chlorhexidine and saliva increased staining when used with tea.
(18) The potassium concentration of saliva collected in the absence of back pressure and at raised pressure was similar even though back pressure reduced flow.
(19) Its biological properties and its function in saliva, if any, remain to be elucidated.
(20) In order for a stone to form, the following conditions would seem to be necessary; transient supersaturation of the saliva in Ca++ and PO4--, a pH greater than normal, intracellular precepitation of amorphous tricalcium phosphate which is transformed into crystalline hydroxyapatite and, then, the fixation of crystals on a "matrix" such as desquamated cells, fibrils and collagens.