(n.) The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
(n.) Any fragrant ointment.
(n.) Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
(v. i.) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
Example Sentences:
(1) While ethoxyuridine, bromovinyl deoxyuridine and phosphono formiate gave no response in the animals, aciclovir, vidarabine, idoxuridine, trifluorothymidine, proclu and an extract of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) only induced weak reactions in the guinea pigs.
(2) The characterization of extracellular enzymatic activities of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare which were identified by DNA probe (Gen-Probe, Cal., USA) was carried out using the API ZYM system (API, La Balme Les Grottes, France).
(3) Hung Far Oil caused mild to moderately severe irritation in 8 patients; White Flower Oil, Jaminton Oil and Tiger Balm caused mild irritation in 1 to 3 patients; and the rest showed no positive reactions at all.
(4) Then he must prove that his “neither left nor right” stance can offer the balm, growth and reform that France craves in the face of high unemployment, fear of terrorism, social and racial antagonism and European Union ineffectiveness.
(5) Before serving, whisk the last 200ml of cream, and then decorate the mousse with whipped cream and lemon balm or caramelised julienne-cut lemon zest: let the zest simmer in a syrup made from equal quantities of sugar and water for 15-20 minutes, and then leave to cool.
(6) The results suggested that the use of BALM medium in place of BCYE may improve the recover of L. pneumophila from clinical and environmental specimens.
(7) We studied the effect of methotrexate (MTX) and mTHF in combination on the lymphoid cell lines BALM 3, CEM, MOLT 4 and P3HR1 by evaluating the clonogenic cell reduction in a limiting dilution assay.
(8) For the non-religious, that fact may be this season's true balm and significance.
(9) Everyone wants a slice of the pie, selling plants and resin, marijuana-laced gourmet food, pipes, growing equipment, cultivation courses, balms, you name it.
(10) A retrospective study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) revealed that smoking, working under poor ventilation, use of nasal balms or oil for nasal and throat troubles, use of herbal drugs, and anti-EBV antibody titer were found statistically associated.
(11) Results are reported for a collaborative study to extend AOAC method 44.A06-44.A08 to extraction of light filth from whole leaves of alfalfa, lemon balm, papaya, and spearmint.
(12) He draws parallels between a good blast of noise and the soothing balm of hymns.
(13) Recently, we identified a spontaneous variant of BALM-3 whose cells express HLA class II molecules in the absence of TPA.
(14) If a leader can convince voters they will not back-slide in this way, then – with probity, empathy and practical balms for a country gripped by a sustained squeeze on living standards – they might still cut through.
(15) A miniaturized 2-h system (RAPIDEC UR; API System, la Balme-les-Grottes, Montalieu-Vercieu, France) that uses nine enzymatic tests for the diagnosis of most uropathogens was challenged with 330 strains.
(16) Moreover, NALM-1 and BALM-2 seem to have retained the characteristics of original leukemic cells from which they may have been derived.
(17) Passive antibody to K562 blocked the immune response of mice to the common antigen on BALM-1 cells.
(18) The ATB 32A system (API System SA, La Balme les Grottes, Montalieu-Vercieu, France) was evaluated for use in the identification of 214 anaerobes.
(19) As an indication of the immune response to antigens common to K562 and BALM-1, the ability of the same antiserum to inhibit the binding of monoclonal antibody 6B1, which detects an epitope common to both cell lines, was measured.
(20) The ATB Anaerobes ID system (API SYSTEM, La Balme Les Grottes, France) was evaluated for its ability to differentiate between species of the pigmented Bacteroides group.
Soothing
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Soothe
() a. & n. from Soothe, v.
Example Sentences:
(1) So I am, of course, intrigued about the city’s newest tourist attraction: a hangover bar, open at weekends, in which sufferers can come in and have a bit of a lie down in soothingly subdued lighting, while sipping vitamin-enriched smoothies.
(2) Estonia had been reduced to 10 men early in the second half yet Hodgson’s men had to toil away for another 25 minutes before the goal, direct from Wayne Rooney’s free-kick, that soothed their mood and maintained their immaculate start to this qualifying programme.
(3) The latter practice has previously been ascribed to imprinting and the soothing sound of the mother's heartbeat on the infant.
(4) Mourinho's gloating will have done little to soothe Tottenham's anger.
(5) One peer, Lord Best, back in the House of Lords debate in 2011 , caught the deep importance of how a home should soothe and protect.
(6) For the past year, she has given the same talk at up to four "home parties" daily, fuelled by little more than coffee and larynx-soothing Malva tea.
(7) His neat nails were polished like pebbles and his voice had a soothing, almost balsamic, tone.
(8) Weirdly, the muffled Doppler effects of several thousand passing SUVs was quite soothing.
(9) Sceptics think Prokhorov will be one of half a dozen "approved" candidates used to soak up discontent with his soothing talk of inexorable change, while posing no real threat to Putin's supremacy.
(10) But that still puts the UK's deficit, at more than 12% of GDP, in line with that of crisis-hit Greece, and the numbers gave new momentum to the increasingly bitter row about what should come first: soothing the concerns of the bond markets with public sector cutbacks, or making sure the economy has recovered before switching off the life-support.
(11) Three precious points appeared to be theirs and they stood not only to crown a fightback that had hardly been trailed, but to soothe the pain of the 6-0 humbling at Chelsea from last Saturday.
(12) Cameron’s EU deal: the verdict from our panel | Matthew d’Ancona, Daniel Hannan, Tom Clark and Natalie Nougayrède Read more There was still a long way to go and the deal was far from sealed, Dave soothingly cajoled, but “what we’ve got is what I basically asked for”.
(13) It is a bit rich to expect us to state exactly how we’ll whip our troops when Cameron himself still can’t come out and say what he’ll do with his own cabinet.” Behind the scenes, “sources close to Corbyn” could usefully soothe pro-European nerves: “As an internationalist party, our inclination is of course to remain within the European family, but it would be irresponsible to declare our hand now, leaving Cameron to barter away British employment rights.” However Corbyn votes himself, it is perfectly plain that he will not have the authority to whip individual Euro-enthusiast MPs to vote against their consciences, so he may as well concede that at once.
(14) The results suggest that, in the presence of variation in feeding practice greater than that which is typical for our society, feeding interval may be a significant factor in early (but not later) crying behavior; furthermore, this effect is independent of and additive to the soothing effect of short response latency.
(15) In the three-minute video, ‘From Candles to Computers: Bringing Electricity to China’s Jing Jin village’, she says: “The coal industry is a major force in eliminating fuel poverty in China but, more importantly, it’s a critical driving force for the phenomenal economic growth China has experienced.” The video comes with a soothing soundtrack of traditional Chinese music, and is beautifully shot.
(16) Particular facets examined include the "soothing" function of medication, the placebo effect, and medication compliance, as well as countertransference difficulties encountered in administering the medicine.
(17) Their encouragement may soothe nervous Republicans but they have conflict of interest issues of their own .
(18) She also took the family's pet rabbit to soothe Hardwick, who had severe learning disabilities and a mental age of about four.
(19) If the prime minister had hoped to soothe old tensions, however, he failed – at least partially.
(20) Being responsible was more helpful to fathers who saw their infant as responding positively to soothing techniques and as smiling and laughing frequently, but less helpful to fathers who perceived their infant as being fearful and distressed by limitations.