(n.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
Example Sentences:
(1) The experimental satire programme broke new ground by positioning its performers on balsa ladders in a smoke-filled Bat Cave, while they delivered belligerent journalistic monologues to camera, the stylistic integrity of which I and the comedian Richard Herring were encouraged to compromise with jokes.
(2) A sparrowhawk, light as a toy of balsa-wood and doped tissue-paper, zipped past at knee-level, kiting up over a bank of brambles and away into the trees.
(3) All the pitches are abandoned," said one young boy on the road between Balsa Nova and Lapa.
(4) Locals blame oil for the demise of balsa trees and water-skier insects from the banks of the trunk rivers.
(5) In Operation Fortitude, one of the most successful military deceptions of the war, the allies built balsa wood aeroplanes and army buildings at Dover, placed false marriage and death certificates in the local press and faked waves of radio traffic.
(6) "Bits of leather have broken off and if you look closely you can see it has been repaired with balsa wood."
(7) The chondriome of all three cells was traced and superimposed on acetate paper and a three-dimensional model using balsa wood was constructed of one cell.
(8) Pieces of intestine pinned on balsa were incubated in oxygenated Krebs solution at 37 degrees C for 90-120 min and then fixed for 1 hr at room temperature in 4% formaldehyde, 0.05% glutaraldehyde, and 0.2% picric acid in 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4.
(9) In the Balsas region of North Brazil (85% prevalence of goiter), 1876 goitrous subjects (1663 with goiter grade I and II and 103 with grade III multinodular goiter) were treated with 1 ml of iodized oil im (l-oil).
(10) A balsa wood model was made on the basis of the 6 A electron density map.
(11) He has shown that party modernisation of the sort that Blair championed for 13 years is as brittle as balsa.
(12) The method calls for insertion of several coils, and balsa tents may also be placed in the cervical canal.
(13) On different floors of the same building you can find Eduqativo , an institute created to develop new ways of collective education; Líquen, a space for designers finding balance through digital and manual work; Fluxo , a journalism staffroom, dedicated to raw news covered across different platforms; and Balsa, a place for hanging out that has a lovely view from the terrace.
(14) The Plastiki - its name inspired by the balsa raft Kon-Tiki that was built and sailed across the Pacific in 1947 by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl - is now undergoing trials in San Francisco harbour.
(15) Delayed onset of symptoms was consistently related to the application of the glue to balsa wood.
Balsam
Definition:
(n.) A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.
(n.) A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
(n.) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.
(n.) Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
(v. t.) To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.
Example Sentences:
(1) In agreement with reports from comparable centres, metals are high up on the "hitlist" of frequent allergens (nickel 24%, cobalt 9%, chromates 6%), followed by ingredients of cosmetics and toiletries (fragrances 16%, balsam of Peru 10%, Kathon 5%), whilst already way back are topical medicines (neomycin 4%, parabens 3%, lanolin 2%, benzocaine 1%) and rubber additives (thiuram-mix 2% and carba-mix 1%).
(2) The most frequent sensitizers observed included nickel sulphate, cobalt, Kathon CG, perfumes, potassium dichromate and balsam of Peru.
(3) His neat nails were polished like pebbles and his voice had a soothing, almost balsamic, tone.
(4) The frequent contact allergies to benzocaine and Balsam of Peru seems significant.
(5) Patch testing with the ICDRG standard test battery gave positive reactions to colophony, balsam of Peru, and turpentine peroxides.
(6) It was found that balsam pear juice itself showed no effect on the incidence of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) and of micronuclei (MN) on the cells of bone marrow.
(7) It was found that those simultaneously sensitive to essential oils are more frequently negative than positive to balsam of Peru.
(8) The complexity of propolis, its supposed anti-inflammatory effect due to flavonoids, and the sensitizing agents originating mainly from the poplar trees are discussed together with the cross-sensitization to balsam of Peru.
(9) These compounds include two drugs (benzocaine and neomycin), two cosmetic ingredients (p-phenylenediamine and balsam of Peru), four preservatives (formaldehyde, ethylenediamine, parabens and mercurials) and three ingredients of wearing apparel (nickel, chromium and thiram).
(10) Some of our favourite things to stir in include: chickpeas and fried chorizo pieces; crisply fried smoked streaky bacon and frozen peas; chunks of aubergine fried in a pan, crumbled ricotta or cream cheese on top; capers and basil; chopped anchovies, a little cream and chopped rosemary; wilted rocket with crumbled feta on top; or chopped basil, a knob of butter, and a little balsamic.
(11) Allergic reactions were observed in 22%, particularly to nickel (7%) and balsam of Peru (5%).
(12) We conclude that avoiding of xylene, and mounting of the preparates in Histoclear (a xylene substitute) and Canada balsam (instead of synthetic resin mountants) yields a sharp and stable indigo precipitate.
(13) These swabs were fixed in ether-alcohol 1:1, stained according to the Faltínová-Zidovský method, embedded in Canada balsam and evaluated by differentiation of cells according to Luksh (1953).
(14) Closed patch tests with balsam of Peru gave rise to nine immediate reactions among 121 patients with different dermatoses and to 10 reactions among 57 patients with chronic urticaria.
(15) The observed beneficial effect of distributed practice for conditional stimuli arises because of decreased contextual conditioning with longer ITIs (e.g., Gibbon & Balsam, 1981; Rescorla & Wagner, 1972).
(16) We have recently described the presence of a guanylate cyclase [GTP pyrophosphate-lyase (cyclizing), EC 4.6.1.2] inhibitor (GCI) in an aqueous extract of the balsam pear (Momordica charantia abbreviata).
(17) Patients included in the study were sensitive to metal salts, balsams or classical food allergens or reacted to oral challenge with food additives.
(18) Two hundred consecutive patients and 50 subjects positive to balsams were tested with the 35 essential oils most frequently used in Polish cosmetics.
(19) Marmaduke Scarlet, via GuardianWitness Serves 6 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 leeks, well washed, white and green parts finely sliced 400g can of white beans (butter beans, haricots or cannellini) 900ml vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Fresh thyme sprig Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar Herb pesto or gremolata, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
(20) Specific reactivity to balsam of Peru was seen particularly in patients with positive patch tests to this compound and in some patch-test-negative patients with vesicular hand eczema, ano-genital and axillary eczema.