(n.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
Example Sentences:
(1) The structures of the new steroidal saponins (tentatively named YS-XI, -XII and -XIII) have been isolated from the caudex of Yucca gloriosa and characterized as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl 5 beta- (25R)-spirostan-3 beta, 12 beta-diol, 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----2)- [beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 5 beta- (25R)-spirostan-3 beta, 12 beta-diol and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----2)- beta-D-galactopyranosyl 5 beta-(25R)-spirostan-2 beta,3 beta,12 beta-triol, respectively.
(2) Eight new steroidal glycosides, tentatively named YS-VI, -VII, -VIII, -IX, -X, -XI, -XII and -XIII were isolated from the caudex of Yucca gloriosa along with P-1, YG-2 and YG-3 previously obtained from flowers.
Codex
Definition:
(n.) A book; a manuscript.
(n.) A collection or digest of laws; a code.
(n.) An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
(n.) A collection of canons.
Example Sentences:
(1) • An international “codex” of rules governing intelligence sharing that national agencies could opt into.
(2) A bacterial spore test has been developed which enables the efficacy of the sterilizing cycle recommended by the British Pharmaceutical Codex (1973) for bottled fluids to be accurately monitored.
(3) Both methods have shown a high recovery rate, up to 90%, and their detection limits are below the maximum residue limit set by Codex Alimentarius Mundi for carbofuran in tomatoes.
(4) The committee will work closely with several existing Codex committees, but it has a clear mandate of its own.
(5) The use of additives to food fulfils many purposes, as shown by the index issued by the Codex Committee on Food Additives: Acids, bases and salts; Preservatives, Antioxidants and antioxidant synergists; Anticaking agents; Colours; Emulfifiers; Thickening agents; Flour-treatment agents; Extraction solvents; Carrier solvents; Flavours (synthetic); Flavour enhancers; Non-nutritive sweeteners; Processing aids; Enzyme preparations.
(6) The prepared vaccine is highly immunogenic as determined by the laboratory examination on the quality of the vaccine according to British Veterinary Codex and the field reports.
(7) It is its task to form the personality of the student and graduate, to make them, among others, acquire the moral codex of a builder of communism (habits of moral behaviour in professional activities - medical ethics).
(8) At its 1983 meeting in Rome the Codex Alimentarius Commission convened an Expert Consultation to consider the need for a new committee.
(9) The Codex Ur-nammu therefore not only represents on exceedingly piece of work from the historical point of view but also from the point of view from Legal Medicine.
(10) In in vivo dose-response studies, both 3,250 neutral lactose units of Lactaid and 6,635 food and chemical codex lactose units of Takamine completely eliminated excess H2 excretion in a small sample of lactose-maldigesting subjects.
(11) The titres resulting from this procedure compared favourably with those obtained from following the more intensive schedule and higher doses of vaccine recommended by the British Veterinary Codex.
(12) There has been global agreement at Codex Alimentarius that GE foods are different than conventionally bred foods and that all GE foods should be required to go through a safety assessment prior to marketing.
(13) All limits of detection correspond with the criteria of FAO (Codex Alimentarius).
(14) A comparison between the Mesopotamian Law (Codex Ur-nammu) and the Austrian Penal Code reveals the long-sightedness of the founder of the 3rd dynasty from Ur, called Ur-nammu.
(15) Despite time and effort expended, acceptance and application of Codex MRLs face many problems in international trade.
(16) Glen Matlock's Sex Pistols Filthy Lucre Photo File is published by Foruli Codex, priced £20.
(17) The FDA’s failure to use the more rigorous safety assessment approach required by Codex Guidelines or the FDA’s own food additive review requirements, allowed the company to present data that was not sound statistically due to small sample sizes or improper sampling methods, such as its admitted culling of fish that looked bad.
(18) In 1985, several barbiturates were withdrawn from the Danish Medical Codex and this was followed by a decrease in the number of cases of poisoning among women but not among men.
(19) This fall, a new Codex committee has met for the first time--the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food.
(20) Codex Alimentarius standards which refer also to supervision and dosimetry have been established; they should be adopted as national law.