(n.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.
Example Sentences:
(1) A Benn family spokesperson said: "At the suggestion of the Speaker of the House of Commons and by agreement with the Lords Speaker, Black Rod and the dean of Westminster Abbey, an approach was made by Black Rod to the palace for agreement that Mr Benn's body rest in the chapel of St Mary Undercroft on the night before his funeral.
(2) Melissa Benn It's a very interesting idea to draw up common objectives and a broad curriculum.
(3) The Mr Benn approach also opens up lots of fancy dress options for TV sponsorship bumpers and blipverts.
(4) Corbyn then spoke to Hilary Benn and offered him the shadow foreign secretary position, even though Corbyn knew he was pro-Europe, pro-Nato and pro-Trident.
(5) Oh, and Tony Benn and Bob Crow, when they were alive.
(6) Most people still don’t know who Hilary Benn is, let alone that he made a well-regarded speech.
(7) Discussions over Benn’s future were thought to be part of the logjam as the reshuffle continued on Tuesday evening.
(8) How did Hilary Benn, Maria Eagle, Charles Falconer and Paul Kenny choose Trident as the totem of revolt?
(9) A variety of sources, some of whom have been attributed as being ‘aides’ to Jeremy or those ‘close’ to the leader, have apparently stood up speculation that Hilary Benn, Rosie Winterton, Maria Eagle and me (amongst others) are all for the chop for not voting against extending military action from Iraq into Syria during the recent free vote in the Commons.
(10) If it felt like an epiphany for Benn, it was more like a Sermon on the Mount to his Labour colleagues.
(11) Still under wraps A 1978 cabinet paper by Tony Benn arguing for more openness and greater public accountability for the work of the security services A 1978 Downing Street file on "the alleged penetration of the security services" A 1978 Downing Street file on the constitutional and financial implications of the divorce of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon
(12) One reason I was never going to go far in politics is that I’m not instinctively tribal,” Coe once said, pointing out that one of the politicians he most respected was Tony Benn.
(13) On Tuesday night, the Cabinet Office insisted Corbyn had been offered a briefing, but Hilary Benn was unaware of the late invitation, so it was reported as a split between Benn and Corbyn .
(14) In his round of broadcast interviews, Benn defended Corbyn’s right to write to Labour MPs setting out an anti-strike position, saying the elected leader was perfectly entitled to do so.
(15) On the one hand, he believes that Labour must have coherence on foreign and defence policy to avoid continual conflict with Benn, on military action, and with Eagle, on the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons programme.
(16) The report warns: “A ‘cliff edge’ change in circumstances could be extremely disruptive in some sectors to businesses both in the UK and in the EU 27.” Benn said: “The government should seek appropriate transitional arrangements in the interests of business in the UK and the EU 27.” The report stresses the complexity of the challenge the government faces, with two separate negotiations, potentially to be carried out in parallel – the divorce deal from the EU, including Britain’s share in financial commitments such as pensions, and the details of a new trading relationship.
(17) When the Labour MP repeated the question, May said: “It is my intention to make sure that parliament has ample opportunity to comment on and discuss the aspects of the arrangements that we are putting in place.” George Osborne and Nick Clegg spotted having lunch in London Read more That led Benn to ask the question again, this time saying he could not understand why it was so difficult for her to offer a clear answer.
(18) New year reshuffle by Jeremy Corbyn could spark further Labour conflict Read more McDonnell added that Benn had “an important part to play” for Labour but did not say he would keep his current role.
(19) But fighting to stay in “in all circumstances” - Benn’s phrase - was not what McDonnell was saying, nor what JC told peers and MPs at their private meeting on Monday night , by all accounts.
(20) Our shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, has set out the conditions that must be met in order for us to back any action.
Sesame
Definition:
(n.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne.
Example Sentences:
(1) Group-2 mares (n = 32) were given a single dose of progesterone (625 mg, IM) in sesame oil.
(2) Preliminary results in humans indicate that 3H-I was absorbed to a much greater extent following oral administration of the drug in sesame oil than when admixed with lactose.
(3) A case of contact sensitivity to the unsaponifiable substances in sesame oil is reported.
(4) No effect of TRH was observed in ovariectomized rats given sesame oil and E2-17 beta treatment did not influence plasma prolactin in rats given saline instead of TRH.
(5) Guinea pigs treated with estradiol or progesterone plus estradiol manifested an acute endometritis not observed in animals treated with progesterone alone or in controls receiving sesame oil.
(6) When phenylephrine base was suspended in sesame oil at 0.045, 0.12, and 0.45 M, the mydriatic activity was also greater than equimolar suspensions of phenylephrine HCl.
(7) Male and female pups were administered sesame oil, testosterone propionate (TP; 25 micrograms) or estradiol benzoate (EB; 10 micrograms) on postnatal Days 2 and 3.
(8) Breads were made with these systems, as follows: 100% sesame flour, 100% wheat flour, 50% sesame flour + 50% wheat flour; 30% sesame flour + 70% wheat flour; 30% sesame flour + 30% soybean flour + 40% wheat flour.
(9) Methyl testosterone (MT) and 17 beta-estradiol (E2), suspended either in sesame oil (and injected on alternate days) or in warm hydrogenated coconut oil (and injected once in the form of an "implant"), were administered intraperitoneally to nonvitellogenic rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson).
(10) Using a procedure designed to minimize errors arising from spin relaxation and nuclear Overhauser effects, 13C-NMR peak integrals were used to quantitate alpha-tocopherol and delta-tocopherol in the presence of sesame oil using benzoic acid as the standard for calibration of the quantitation.
(11) The HCl salt was formulated as a viscous aqueous solution and as a sesame oil suspension.
(12) Thirty days following surgery, rats received either no treatment, a sesame oil vehicle or TP for 14 days prior to, and then during testing.
(13) Lee, a member of the LGBT advocacy group in Northern Ireland Queer Space, wanted a cake featuring Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie with the slogan: support gay marriage.
(14) Vitamin E activity of sesame seed, which contains only gamma-tocopherol, a compound that has vitamin E activity equal to only 6-16% that of alpha-tocopherol, was examined in two experiments.
(15) What they say "You are an enigma wrapped in a riddle nestled in a sesame seed bun of mystery" – Stephen Colbert
(16) The ability of the capsules to block the action of morphine in vivo was assessed by injection of a sesame seed oil suspension into Holtzman rats.
(17) To determine if esterification of these androgens altered their ability to induce vaginal mucification, ovariectomized rats, pretreated for 3 days with 0.25 mug estradiol-17beta, were treated for 8 days with either sesame oil or 7 mumoles of testosterone, 5alpha-DHT and their respective propionate and benzoate esters.
(18) Coating the 5-0 and 6-0 Dexon and Vicryl sutures to smooth their surfaces and reduce tissue-drag was ineffective with isotonic saline solution, minimally to moderately effective with glycerine and with methylcellulose and polyvinyl alcohol solutions, but highly effective with peanut and sesame oils.
(19) Hormonal determinations were made, during the 5th or 6th estrous cycle after DMBA treatment, in groups of 4-day cycling rats of both strains which were given DMBA or the carrier solution (sesame oil) when they were about 55-days old.
(20) (1) Anti-androgenic steroid TSAA-291 and its esters in the subcutaneously injected sesame oil solution were selectively absorbed into the general circulation at different rates according to their chemical nature and structures, while the oil itself remained at the injected site for a considerably long period.