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Bam


Definition:

  • (n.) An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
  • (v. t.) To cheat; to wheedle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The 6.6-kb DNA Bam HI fragment containing the resistance gene was cloned with the plasmid vector pIJ699.
  • (2) Analysis of HLA DRB1 and DQB1 Bam HI RFLPs revealed four DRB1 (4.8, 5.2, 6.0 and 7.0 kb) fragments and a 3.2 kb DQB1 fragment to be significantly increased in Caucasians with seropositive RA compared to healthy individuals.
  • (3) A rearranged Hind III-Bam HI fragment of 9.5 kb was detected in only one patient instead of the rearranged fragment of 8.5 kb described in CLL.
  • (4) And Germany in South Africa and, bam!, our best game.
  • (5) Digestion of nuclear DNAs with the restriction endonucleases Hae III, Hpa II, Msp I, Eco RI, Xba I, Pst I and Bam HI reveals that there is a series of highly repetitive sequences forming similar band patterns in the different species.
  • (6) Three different DNA substrates, designed to yield simple integration patterns, were used: a gel-purified 3.6-kb Bam HI fragment containing the HSV tk gene; the same fragment self-ligated; and the 3.6-kb fragment ligated to a Bam HI-cleaved subset of genomic mouse DNA.
  • (7) The specific endonuclease Bam HI from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (RUB 500) has been purified to apparent homogeneity.
  • (8) The anti-Candida activity noted in lung macrophages recovered from normal 1-day-old and adult rabbits was similar to that seen in human BAM.
  • (9) Incorporation of an alternative substrate, [3H]eicosapentaenoic acid [( 3H]EPA) into BAMs incubated in parallel resulted in production of [3H]LTB5 and [3H]5-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid (5-HEPE).
  • (10) Earlier studies demonstrated that transfer of a 10.8-kb Bam HI piece of MV (fragment "C") to SFV resulted in the ability of SFV to replicate in lymphocytes and suppress immune function.
  • (11) Ninety four percent of the genome of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4) strain DN 599 was cloned and a physical map was constructed by Southern blot analysis using a library of cloned fragments cleaved with the 3 restriction enzymes (Eco RI, Bam HI, and Hin dIII).
  • (12) Amongst the four common Ha-ras alleles in both controls and cancer patients, we detected the presence of a polymorphic Xho I site associated specifically with the 6.6 and 7.7 kb Bam HI fragments but absent from the 7.1 and 8.2 kb alleles, as recently reported by others.
  • (13) Treatment of mutant mouse cells (Ltk-) deficient in thymidine kinase with Bam I restriction endonuclease-cleaved HSV-1 DNA results in the appearance of numerous surviving colonies which stably express thte tk+ phenotype.
  • (14) A DNA probe which hybridizes to all pathogenic species of slow-growing mycobacteria has been used to identify restriction-fragment-length-polymorphisms (RFLPs) in Bam Hl digests of chromosomal DNA from members of the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare-Mycobacterium scrofulaceum complex.
  • (15) The 8.6- and 12.6-kilodalton species were isolated from the pH 5.5 peak by TSK gel filtration HPLC, whereas the pH 4.5 peak was further purified by passage over successive affinity columns coupled to antiserum against BAM 22P (proenkephalin 182-203) and [Met5]-enkephalin-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8.
  • (16) A partially purified preparation of restriction endonuclease Bam I was isolated from the cells of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
  • (17) The generation of the peptidoleukotrienes LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 by BAM could not be detected under these in vitro conditions.
  • (18) The present study used the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method, thick Vibratome sections and antisera specific for the carboxyl termini of [Met]enkephalin, [Met]enkephalyl-Arg6-Phe7, [Met]enkephalyl-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8, and metorphamide and for BAM 22P in order to obtain a detailed description of the distribution of authentic proenkephalin-containing perikarya and nerve processes.
  • (19) Any DNA digested with AvaII, SstI, XbaI, and Bam HI, followed by hybridization with pHE5.4, demonstrated no genomic alterations or amplification of the ets-1 oncogene.
  • (20) Using Taq I, Bam HI or Bgl II, we found no difference in restriction fragment patterns between adrenal cancer and normal tissues.

Boom


Definition:

  • (n.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
  • (n.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.
  • (n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor.
  • (n.) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
  • (n.) A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.
  • (v. t.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
  • (v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.
  • (v. i.) To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
  • (v. i.) To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
  • (v. i.) To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.
  • (n.) A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.
  • (n.) A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee.
  • (v. t.) To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Urban hives boom could be 'bad for bees' What happened: Two professors from a University of Sussex laboratory are urging wannabe-urban beekeepers to consider planting more flowers instead of taking up the increasingly popular hobby.
  • (2) That’s when you heard the ‘boom’.” Teto Wilson also claimed to have witnessed the shooting, posting on Facebook on Sunday morning that he and some friends had been at the Elk lodge, outside which the shooting took place.
  • (3) A few blocks away there are streets full of empty buildings, signs that the oil boom of the past decade is long past.
  • (4) Japan's 2% growth this year would be boosted by a construction boom after the tsunami in 2011 , while China would expand by 8.2% in 2012 and 9.3% in 2013.
  • (5) Midwives are facing increasing pressure with chronic staff shortages, the ongoing baby boom and increasing numbers of complications in pregnancy.
  • (6) Sometimes it can seem as if the history of the City is the history of its crises and disasters, from the banking crisis of 1825 (which saw undercapitalised banks collapse – perhaps the closest historic parallel to the contemporary credit crunch), through the Spanish panic of 1835, the railway bust of 1837, the crash of Overend Gurney, the Kaffir boom, the Westralian boom, the Marconi scandal, and so on and on – a theme with endless variations.
  • (7) According to unconfirmed reports, he made up to £3m a year through the years of boom and bust and he now owns a £4m home in Fulham and another worth £2m in Chelsea.
  • (8) When the Washington Post reports a boom in bullet-proof backpacks for children, it is not a good time to be a resident of a place colloquially known as The Arms.
  • (9) The Kremlin has so far refrained from dealing with mounting anger against people from Russia's turbulent North Caucasus region, as well as migrant workers from central Asia, which has grown as the country's oil-fuelled economic boom has given way to the hardship of the global financial crisis.
  • (10) & I'm like, babes, listen, I think Anna really is going to come & he's like, so I'll have what she's having, boom :(
  • (11) It is true that rail travel has seen a boom over the past 10 years.
  • (12) Malone's critics say he overpaid on a series of investments only to watch his firm's share price collapse with the end of the dotcom boom.
  • (13) However, the advent of the polymerase chain reaction, coupled with a boom in funding for human immunodeficiency virus research have moved retroviral research apace, raising questions as to whether novel contributions would be realized.
  • (14) Although the extra capital investment in schools is being portrayed as a reward for Gove for controlling his departmental budget, the government has little choice but to offer more cash due to the growing shortage of school places in the south-east caused by immigration and the baby boom.
  • (15) The first attempted to determine a sonic boom level below which startle would not occurr.
  • (16) Critics have warned that the boom is benefiting only a narrow elite while leaving the poor and jobless behind, exacerbating inequality and potentially sowing seeds of unrest.
  • (17) The human rights organisation, which has produced a series of in-depth reports detailing the grim working conditions of many of the 1.5 million migrant labourers engaged in a huge construction boom, said “little has changed in law, policy and practice” since the government promised limited reforms 12 months ago.
  • (18) Barack Obama has defied a Republican Congress to move ahead on his climate agenda on Wednesday, cracking down on methane emissions from America’s oil and natural gas boom.
  • (19) The endless immaturity of the baby-boom generation must surely be coming to a close, as we learn, at last, to grow up.
  • (20) In contrast to the aggressive capitalism of the US, for example, he observed that in spite of the Victorian boom: “England did not become a business society ...

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