(n.) A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sausage chubs were then vacuum packaged and stored at 4 degrees C for 2 months.
(2) We found selenium dixoide an effective antagonist to the toxic effects of mercuric chloride in the northern creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus).
(3) Examination of chub revealed that both species showed low establishment and growth rates, differing markedly from British field data, where chub is apparently one of the most important hosts, and preventing further meaningful experiments.
(4) Grey reef sharks were the most common predator, followed by whitetip reef sharks and black trevally, while the plant-eating fish were dominated by chubs, unicornfish and whitebar surgeonfish.
(5) We investigated 39 fish species (eel, brown trout, chub, carp bream, roach, perch, pike etc.)
(6) The procedure was successfully applied to samples of Lake Michigan chubs containing residues of PCB's and the DDT group and to extracts of human serum fortified with Aroclors and the DDT group.
(7) Heat destruction of types B and E Clostridium botulinum spores on whitefish chubs was observed to be dependent upon the relative humidity (RH) in the chamber in which fish were heated.
(8) From October 1985 until July 1987, the seasonal dynamics of Rhabdochona denudata in its principal definitive host, the chub (Leuciscus cephalus), was studied in the Rokytná River (the Danube basin), Czechoslovakia.
(9) The Cd concentrations of Chaoborus in Chub Lake were lowest during the summer, which coincided with the fastest growth of the organisms.
(10) Chub injected in the loin muscle with 10(6)Clostridium botulinum type E spores were smoked to an internal temperature of 180 F (82.2 C) for 30 min, sealed in plastic bags, and incubated at room temperature (20 to 25 C) for 7 days.
(11) Chub and eels were experimentally infected via intermediate hosts harbouring cystacanths, with Pomphorhynchus laevis alone, or Acanthocephalus anguillae alone, or simultaneously with mixtures of both species in varying proportions, and sampled at 7, 56 or 112 days post-infection.
(12) Karyological investigations on the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and chub (Leuciscus cephalus) are described.
(13) All three species of Chaoborus (C. punctipennis, C. trivittatus, C. flavicans) found in Chub Lake (south-central Ontario), were analyzed seasonally.
(14) This study was performed to observe the infection rate and infection intensity of fresh water fish such as pale chub (Z. platypus) and dark chub (Z. temminckii) with the metacercariae of C. armatus.
(15) Chromosomal studies on the chub revealed the diploid chromosome complement to be 50, with 34 meta- to submetacentric chromosomes, 16 subtelo- to telocentric chromosomes, and an arm number of 84.
(16) The diet of the chub included mayfly nymphs at all seasons.
(17) The agency believes recent restorations have attracted more visitors to riverbanks and nearby parks, as well as leading to a reduction in antisocial behaviour, the return of fish such as chub and dace, and birdlife, such as kingfishers.
(18) The chromosomes of five species of Pisces, viz common carp, chub, tench, grass carp and catfish, were investigated.
(19) The pineal organ and retina were compared in developing charr and cisco, further in adult cisco, eel, creek chub, dace, zebrafish and black moli by opsin immunocytochemistry.
(20) Smoked whitefish chubs, containing from one to several hundred spores each, were examined for toxin content after storage at 5, 10, 15, and 28 C for as long as 32 days.
Chud
Definition:
(v. t.) To champ; to bite.
Example Sentences:
(1) People in rural areas usually help themselves when malaria attacks by using a drug preparation under the name of "ya-chud" bought from the grocery in the village.
(2) On average, a set of ya-chud for malaria infection consists of 3-5 drugs: antimalarial drugs together with others such as analgesic-antipyretics, steroids, anti-histamines, vitamins and antimicrobial agents (tetracycline).
(3) However, Adam Chud, a partner at the Washington-based firm Goodwin Procter who has published research on the subject, said government counsel had privilege in non-criminal inquiries.
(4) Ninety-four percent of the subjects interviewed at Bo Thong and eighty-seven percent at Pong Nam Ron gave a history of having used ya-chud in the past.
(5) I think it is fair to say that the government attorney-client privilege remains strong in civil investigations and suits, but its strength is weaker when there is a criminal investigation, especially when the privilege is invoked in the face of a grand jury subpoena,” said Chud.