(n.) An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cod enzymes consist of single polypeptide chains with apparent molecular weights of about 27,000 Da as shown by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
(2) A study was initiated to ascertain the prevalence, effect and interaction of the adult stages of the parasitic copepod, Lernaeocera branchialis, on Atlantic cod concurrently infected with a hematozoan, Trypanosoma murmanensis, by comparing condition (K) factor, organ somatic indices, hematological values and lipid concentrations of the liver from infected and uninfected fish of comparable length.
(3) Each collaborator first examined 2 practice blocks containing 20% mince, and then examined 6 blind duplicate samples of 5 lb cod blocks from each of 3 test lots containing, respectively, 26.25, 18.75, and 12.5% mince.
(4) This study examined the effects of dietary supplementation with cod-liver oil on impaired endothelium-dependent relaxations in hypercholesterolemia and in atherosclerosis in porcine coronary arteries.
(5) Urine samples from normal subjects have similar inhibitory activity in the COD- and COM-seeded systems, as do pyrophosphate and heparin, which are known inhibitors of COM crystal growth.
(6) Spectral analysis of the rhythmograms in the cod Gadus morhua callarias, plaice Pleuronectes platessa, herring Clupea harengus membras and trout Salmo gairdneri revealed complex wave structure of their cardiac rhythm.
(7) The percentage of fall in the DST from 0.4 to 30 seconds yielded highest mean of individual coefficients of determination (COD) (0.83); the percentage of fall from 0.7 to 35 seconds yielded highest COD in pooled data (0.56).
(8) The results show therefore that cod brain tubulin has, in contrast to bovine and rat brain tubulins, a high propensity to assembly under conditions which normally require the presence of MAPs.
(9) A pensioner is celebrating a catch of the day that’s closer to Herman Melville than Harry Ramsden’s after reeling in the biggest cod recorded to have been landed by a British angler.
(10) The cod were stimulated in a seawater olfactometer which permitted reproducible administration of diluted samples of taurocholate at 5 concentration levels.
(11) No immunological cross-reactions were observed between the two antisera, and eggshell proteins and vitellogenin were detected in blood plasma and somatic tissues only in estradiol-treated cod.
(12) It can be concluded that the HPLC-technique used was adequate for measurement of NS-evoked release of endogenous CA and DOPEG from the isolated perfused cod spleen, and the model presented can therefore be used when studying adrenergic mechanisms in fish spleen.
(13) Isometric, electrically paced strips of cardiac ventricle from two species of fish (plaice, Pleuronectes platessa; cod, Gadus morrhua) with different tolerance to hypoxia were compared with respect to effects of hypercapnic acidosis.
(14) It is concluded that the shelf life of iced whole cod can be predicted using this model but not that of vacuum-packed fillets because of the greater variability of bacterial activity in packaged fish.
(15) According to a paper published in the journal Science on Thursday, large and bottom-dwelling species carry most risk, which means cod, flounder, halibut, pollock, skate and sole from the waters in question could be off limits for years, .
(16) Recently, we found thioproline in various cooked foods, including cod and dried shiitake mushrooms.
(17) Chronic obstructive respiratory disease causes a significant decrease in COD fibre size but does not affect CRD.
(18) This was confirmed by studies on phosphocellulose-purified cod tubulin, since the critical concentration for assembly was independent of the presence or absence of MAPs.
(19) Point two: within that “rest of the world” (and the way her eyes follow you as the queue inches past the promotional stand for the loose-leaf stuff) resides every iota of the woman’s cod-inclusive, folksy megalomania.
(20) We report the histopathologic findings in two siblings with multiple features of COD-MD syndrome.
Jocular
Definition:
(a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
(a.) Sportive; merry.
Example Sentences:
(1) As the contest meandered and the stadium went close to quiet there was a jocular moment when Pardew hopped in irritation at a United challenge and the manager dropped his ever-present notebook on the pitch.
(2) The tone was jocular, but the intent deadly serious, as becomes clear talking to Jón and Einar Örn Benediktsson, who used to sing alongside Björk in the Sugarcubes and is now Reykjavik's head of culture and tourism.
(3) You kindly suggested that it would be helpful if I put them in writing – despite the Freedom of Information Act!” A jocular reference?
(4) Welby, who was enthroned as a bishop last November, presented a jocular, relaxed face to the press as he appeared for the first time at Lambeth Palace, surrounded by the portraits of archbishops past.
(5) At this time I can’t say anything about transfers,” he said before turning jocular.
(6) The cast of The Five vacillated between feigned solemnity and jocular NFL pregame oafishness.
(7) Until now, the answer would have been for Network Rail to simply borrow: its spending on the never-never has largely escaped public attention, despite the industry jocularly speaking of the "Network Rail credit card".
(8) Alito was not amused by Kagan’s jocular stand for precedent, and declared the original Brulotte “a bald act of policymaking”.
(9) The tone was jocular, but the president’s words on Friday betrayed mounting frustration with opponents in his own party who could derail perhaps the biggest domestic policy goal of his last two years in office.
(10) The auteur that's matched Malick for headlines this year, Lars von Trier, banned by the festival's board of directors after mounting a jocular defence of Adolf Hitler in an official press conference, was given a consolation prize of sorts when Kirsten Dunst picked up the award for best actress for her part in Melancholia.
(11) Poroshenko’s treatment in Washington will also invite comparison to Trump’s warm and jocular Oval Office meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, Sergey Kislyak, on May 10, the day after firing the FBI director, James Comey.
(12) An overjoyed Mark Sampson was in jocular mood after his England side reached a significant milestone in their history, posting their first knockout stage victory in any World Cup finals with a 2-1 win over Norway in Ottawa.
(13) Catch it on one of the 300-odd UK screens it opened across yesterday, and witness a jocular salute to the redemptive power of youth, rebellion and getting fucked-up.
(14) Although schizoaffective manic patients resembled manics in their tendency to show combinatory thinking, their productions lacked the jocularity of the manics.
(15) It all sounds too easy, a bit jocular, there's more assertion than proof.
(16) Derived from The Wizard of Oz , the term "friend of Dorothy" (or FOD) was for many years a carefully guarded euphemism in homosexual circles, until in the 1980s it began to be used openly and jocularly.
(17) Last summer he described his development as a writer in a typically jocular column for the Guardian Review book club, which featured the first of his Culture novels, Use of Weapons.
(18) Trust in John Whittingdale, the culture secretary, has not been bolstered by jocular remarks envisaging the BBC’s demise as “a tempting prospect” .
(19) Corbyn will face May at prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons for the first time on Wednesday, and said he expected it to be a less jocular affair than under David Cameron.
(20) Indeed in the course of a single phone call he would veer alarmingly from bonhomie, to bullying, to pleading and then back to a jocular mood.