(n.) A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
(n.) The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.
Example Sentences:
(1) Their contour lengths varied from 0.28 to 51 micron, but unlike in the case of maize, a large difference was not observed in the distribution of molecular classes greater than 1.0 micron between N and S cytoplasms of sugar beet.
(2) The aim of this study was to follow the changes in the levels of nitrates and nitrites throughout the process of fermentation of sauerkraut from white and red cabbage and red beets.
(3) The presented results proof in tendency that oilseed-rape (00-rape seed), wheat, and barley as green plants can contribute in clostridial toxicosis in hares, whereas grass and beets are involved only partially, and clover is practically completely atoxigenic.
(4) Britain had just joined what was then the common market and the kind of cane sugar the company processed was being challenged by French-grown sugar beet.
(5) The concentration of copper in the concentrate and other feedstuffs (grass, hay, straw, kale, dried sugar beet pulp) could not explain the development of Cu-toxicosis.
(6) The ionophore was fed at 250 mg daily per head incorporated in 1 kg dry sugar beet pulp on pasture and at 65 mg per kg concentrate afterwards (corresponding with 27 ppm in the ration DM).
(7) The results suggest that the diminished glycemic response after the beet-fibre meal is associated with an increased response of somatostatin, giving a reduced glucose absorption and a delayed gastrointestinal transit time.
(8) Sugar beet suspension cells and protoplasts were exposed to 20 kHz ultrasound and the amount of 35S-methionine incorporated into cellular protein was determined after 2 days of culture.
(9) The results indicated that the optimal cropping pattern for the minimum-cost diets for auto consumption include traditional foods (corn, beans, broad bean, wheat, potato), non-traditional foods (carrots, broccoli, beets) and foods of animal origin (milk, eggs).
(10) Fruit, wheat, rye and beet fibre were studied in isoenergetic meals for NIDD patients and healthy volunteers.
(11) Northern blot analysis demonstrates that the coxII gene exhibits altered transcript patterns in CMS compared with normal sugar beet.
(12) Only 4 of the analysed 21 vegetables exhibited fluorine contents exceeding those admitted by the Council for Mutual Economic Aid (2.5 mg F per 1 kg of vegetable wet weight); they included: young beet leaves, parsley tops, lettuce and sorrel.
(13) Comparison of sugar beet samples in ELISA and immuno-electronmicroscopy showed good correlation, demonstrating the good performance of B103 antibody for broad application in BNYVV diagnosis.
(14) DNA gel blot analyses indicated the presence of at least two copies of BADH in the haploid sugar beet genome.
(15) With ileum cannulated sows were tested the apparent precaecal and faecal digestibility of crude nutrients from raw and thermically treated fodder sugar beets of size "Rosamona".
(16) A soybean shoot cDNA expression library was screened with polyclonal antibodies raised against red beet complex I and several clones were identified.
(17) The influence of the replacement of cereals by sugar beet in the rations was tested with 6 calves supplied with re-entrant duodenal or ruminal cannulae in 4 measuring periods between their 11th and 17th weeks of life.
(18) The addition of 1 g sugar-beet fibre (Beta Fibre) to 3 g semi-synthetic diet resulted in a 54% increase in iron and a 39% increase in zinc absorption in rats.
(19) A cDNA clone of beet yellows viral RNA expressed the viral coat protein gene in E. coli.
(20) The working conditions of female beet growers and their health effects were studied.
Bit
Definition:
(v.) The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
(v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
(v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
() imp. & p. p. of Bite.
(v.) A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
(v.) Somewhat; something, but not very great.
(v.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
(v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
(v.) The cutting iron of a plane.
(v.) In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
() 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.
(imp.) of Bite
() of Bite
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) He is a leader and helps manage the defence, while Pablo Armero can be a bit of a loose cannon but he is certainly a talented player.
(3) Just last week he said: "Maybe I'll be a bit more chilled about it this year.
(4) The tissues were derived from the three germ layers and were prevalently mature; only a bit of them was represented by embryonic mesenchymal tissue.
(5) In his biography, Tony Blair admits to having accumulated 70 at one point – "considered by some to be a bit of a constitutional outrage", he adds.
(6) When I told my friend Rob that I was coming to visit him in Rio, I suggested we try something a bit different to going to the beach every day and drinking caipirinhas until three in the morning.
(7) But I know the full story and it’s a bit different from what people see.” The full story is heavy on the extremes of emotion and as the man who took a stricken but much-loved club away from its community, Winkelman knows that his part is that of villain; the war of words will rumble on.
(8) Everyone gets a bit excited with the whole ‘youth’ thing but, at our clubs, the managers wouldn’t just play any old youngster.
(9) He would do the Telegraph crossword and, to be fair, would make intelligent conversation but he was a bit racist.
(10) When my form teacher said I’d worked well in every subject except geography, I made her change the bit that said I’d not tried to say, instead, that I was rubbish at it.
(11) I felt like he was a little bit inexperienced and the race got away from him a little bit at the third-last.
(12) It just seems a bit of a waste, I say, given that he's young and handsome and famous.
(13) Heat vegetable oil and a little bit of butter in a clean pan and fry the egg to your taste.
(14) Indeed, with the pageantry already knocked off the top of the news by reports from Old Trafford, the very idea of a cohesive coalition programme about anything other than cuts looks that bit harder to sustain.
(15) A bit like the old Lib Dems, perhaps: and indeed the Greens owe a big chunk of their surge to the exodus of voters from Clegg’s discredited rump.
(16) Rather than ruthlessly efficient, I have found them sweet and a bit hopeless."
(17) So that you know he's evil, he is dressed like a giant, bedraggled grey duckling, in a fur coat made up of bits of chewed-up wolf.
(18) Some offer a range, depending on whether you think you're a bit of a buff, and know a pinot meunier from a pinot noir and what prestige cuvée actually means or you just want to see a bit of the process and have a nice glass of bubbly at the end of it, before moving on to the next place – touring a pretty corner of France getting slowly, and delightfully, fizzled.
(19) If Carlsberg made adverts for football scouts ... Scott Murray Martial, who could potentially cost Manchester United £58.8m, had quite a bit to prove.
(20) It took a little bit of time to come up on the scoreboard, so I was a bit worried.