(n.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
(n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.
(n.) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.
Example Sentences:
(1) I am taking part in the [Barilla] boycott and invite other MPs – at least those who are not resigning – to do the same."
(2) The interview started by asking Barilla what he thought of an appeal made on Tuesday by the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Laura Boldrini, to change the often stereotypical image of women in Italian advertisements.
(3) In response, Aurelio Mancuso, chairman of Equality Italia, accused Barilla of being deliberately provocative.
(4) Barilla responded by saying Boldrini did not understand the advertising world and women were fundamental to adverts.
(5) "Accepting the invitation of Barilla's owner to not eat his pasta, we are launching a boycott campaign against all his products," he added.
(6) Guido Barilla, who controls the fourth-generation Barilla Group family business with his two brothers, sparked outrage among activists, consumers and some politicians when he said he would not consider using a gay family to advertise Barilla pasta.
(7) The negative reaction to Barilla reflected the gradual change in public opinion in Italy, where conservative views have made way for more liberal voices.
(8) Asked what effect he thought his attitude would have on gay consumers of pasta, Barilla said: "Well, if they like our pasta and our message they will eat it; if they don't like it and they don't like what we say they will … eat another."
(9) Guido Barilla initially said people could pick another pasta brand if they didn’t like his views, but issued an apology following the furore.
(10) Within hours, the hashtag 'boicotta-barilla' was trending on Twitter.
(11) The Barilla chairman issued a statement saying that he was sorry if his remarks had caused offence and that he had only been trying to draw attention to the "central role" played by women within the family.
(12) Pasta firm Barilla boycotted over 'classic family' remarks Read more The country’s leading pasta company, Barilla, faced a boycott in 2013 when its chairman said he would never use a gay family in an advert.
Kelp
Definition:
(n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
(n.) Any large blackish seaweed.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is reliable and simple--The coefficients of variation for 1.0-5.0 micrograms As (III), kelp and dried small shrimp samples are 1.5-5.6%, 4.4% and 9.5%, respectively.
(2) Natural bacteria in the stomachs would digest the kelp, breaking it down into CO2 and methane.
(3) Thus the water-conserving action of plasma AVT on the kelp gull kidney involves contributions from both glomerular and tubular mechanisms over the entire physiological range found in these birds.
(4) Two separate short- and long-term experiments were carried out on rats fed a diet with 2% kelp.
(5) Iodine-enriched (IE) eggs are produced by chickens fed a diet containing kelp.
(6) There was a more-intense positive reaction in the hepatic cells in the peripheral zones of the lobules in the kelp-fed and untreated rats and a less-intense positive reaction in control rats.
(7) The lipids of the fine inner lining (tunica interna) of the swim bladder from a shallow water fish, the kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus), had essentially the same composition as the much more abundant swim bladder material from the deep ocean fishes.
(8) Included in the study were tablets of alfalfa, parsley, kelp, wheat bran, enzyme, bone meal, and vitamins.
(9) The actions of plasma AII in kelp gulls support the concept that this hormone plays a vital role in avian osmoregulation, having effects on both salt gland and kidney function.
(10) He estimates that if kelp forests were established on 4% of the ocean surface, they could remove around 70% of the CO2 currently emitted by humans.
(11) The results indicate that kelp bass accommodation motor neurons lie primarily if not entirely within the ciliary ganglion.
(12) A statistically significant reduction of 125I uptake by the thyroid, 3 hours after intragastric administration of the radionuclide at a dosage of 18.5 kBq or 185 kBq in 0.3 ml aqueous solution per mouse, was observed in mice previously fed the experimental diets containing 1% and 2% kelp during periods varying from 24 hours to 7 days.
(13) In long-term experiment, the amounts of GSH-Px and selenium in livers of kelp-fed rats were slightly less than those in untreated control rats but more than those in control rats.
(14) Thus, we conclude that previously fed iodine-rich material, especially dietary seaweeds rich in iodine and other minerals, vitamins, and beta-carotene, such as kelps or laver supplemented with inorganic iodine, may be effective in prevention of internal radiation injury of the thyroid.
(15) The recoveries of kelp and dried small shrimp samples are 82.0-102.6% and 83.0-97.1%, respectively.
(16) A causal relationship between the intake of the kelp preparation and the thyrotoxic episode could not be established beyond all possible doubt, but the clinical picture and clear temporal relationship strongly pointed in this direction.
(17) In this study, the effect of the dietary kelp on lipid peroxidation and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the liver was studied in the same experimental system.
(18) Unlike our finding in kelp bass, [14C]TMAO was not recovered in liver, although low amounts of labeled TMA were found (0.4% of administered dose).
(19) We frequently see humpback whales interacting and playing with kelp, which is almost like a rope structure.
(20) We swam out along the east side and were rewarded by a view of a big edible crab scuttling between the kelp.