(n.) One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
(n.) Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
Example Sentences:
(1) Forty-five children with stable chronic renal failure, not on dialysis, were treated conservatively with a regimen of mild dietary phosphate restriction and high-dose phosphate binders for up to 5 years.
(2) The use of the pellet binder "Lingnosol FG" in broiler diets at three levels plus a control group revealed differences in the consistency, quantity and color of the caecal contents between the treated and untreated groups.
(3) Epithelial components in both pulmonary blastomas and hamartomas showed a reactivity for R-binder, suggesting that these tumors contained components composed of cells with bronchiolar cell differentiation.
(4) We have studied the time-resolved and the steady-state fluorescence of the DNA groove binders 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and Hoechst 33258 with the double stranded DNAs poly(dA-dU) and poly(dI-dC) and their halogenated analogs, poly(dA-I5dU) and poly(dI-Br5dC).
(5) Extracts from solubilized kidneys were shown to contain a folate binder with the same relative affinities for folates and methotrexate as the in vivo system.
(6) In the present study the vitamin B12 complexes of the two vitamin B12 binders were separated at a pH of 1.8 using the cationic exchange chromatograph Mono S attached to the fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) system.
(7) (5) There was renal release or production of TC II (6) Some TC II but more of a larger molecular size binder came from the liver.
(8) "They brought us whole binders full of women," he relates after he complained that there weren't enough qualified women candidates.
(9) Association and binder dilution curves were prepared in order to optimize the reagent concentrations and the analytical conditions.
(10) Health hazards from environmental pollution may be irritation of the mucous membranes when the indoor environment is painted and fish mortality due to slowly degradable polyacrylate binders.
(11) These findings support the view that abdominal binders assist breathing in tetraplegic patients who are seated or raised to near vertical positions.
(12) The assay incorporated an antibody against purified human salivary R binder as the binding reagent.
(13) Are the 'Set Piece' binders to stay like we are playing a weird version of American Football?'
(14) Transcobalamin I (TCI) is a member of the R binder family of vitamin B12 binding proteins.
(15) Evaluation of the binding parameters of the high affinity binders in both AP and PP gave similar association constants.
(16) Cholestyramine was found to be the most effective bile acid binder, with more than 90% of bile acids adsorbed at all of the pH values studied.
(17) In competition experiments with T cell hybridomas, the poor binder I-Ed molecule required 10- to 15-fold higher competitor concentrations than the good binder I-Ak molecule to achieve 50% inhibition of antigen presentation.
(18) High definition microfocal radiography permitted the quantitative assessment of the radiographic features of renal osteodystrophy in the phalanges of 11 children in stable chronic renal failure, treated with phosphate binders for 1 year.
(19) Use of magnesium hydroxide-containing antacids as phosphate binders in patients with CRF was largely discontinued 2 decades ago after reports described increases in serum magnesium concentrations to toxic levels.
(20) At pH 7.4 the relative affinities are quite disparate, with folic acid showing the greater affinity for milk binder.
Birder
Definition:
(n.) A birdcatcher.
Example Sentences:
(1) Birders the world over know that the best birds are often found in the most unlikely places, with sewage farms, rubbish tips and yes, cemeteries, all more promising than you might imagine.
(2) Following the trails through the campsite’s huge garden is a fascinating wander in itself, especially for birders.
(3) With the harrier comes what they call ‘the pig circus’ – us lot, the RSPB, the birders, the wildlife-crime copper.
(4) "He had no education but was a very intelligent man, a great walker and birder, a curmudgeonly leftwing atheist who even back then wasn't homophobic or racist.
(5) The estuary is a magnet for birders who delight in spotting both resident and migrant species.
(6) It really identified what a valuable resource Malta could be for birds and birders,” he said.
(7) The song-filled northward migration in mid-May has evolved into a famous birder festival.
(8) This autumn they have been recorded the length of the islands, from the north of Lewis, where a chimney swift was seen for several days, to Barra, where a scarlet tanager – a first for Scotland – brought birders flocking to the island at the beginning of the month.
(9) Birders Against Wildlife Crime was made for you, Sandy, so you can agitate for more legislative powers against wildlife criminals and crimes.
(10) Malta, a hotspot for illegal bird hunting, became the focus of a campaign by birders including BBC broadcaster Chris Packham in May , and the recent nomination of a member of the Maltese government as the EU’s new environment commissioner sparked fresh controversy over the country’s wildlife crime record .
(11) The park also offers regular guided bird walks for beginner birders of all ages.
(12) The researchers drew on more than a century of observations from birders as well as a 40-year historical record from the US Geological Survey, combining the data with 17 climate models.
(13) And as my old friend David Lindo – aka The Urban Birder – always says, to see birds in any city, you just need to look up!
(14) Barra came up with a grey-cheeked thrush, while a hermit thrush spotted on North Uist provided splendid photo opportunities both for local birders and for those who braved the weather to fly to the islands for a chance to see it.
(15) But while the arrival of unexpected rarities is a matter of excitement for many birders, with truly dedicated twitchers occasionally going so far as to charter planes in the hope of adding a particular species to their lists, there is a sadness about these sightings, for the outlook for the majority of birds when driven so far off course by storms is not bright.