(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.
Pollock
Definition:
(n.) A marine gadoid fish (Pollachius carbonarius), native both of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod, and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called coalfish, lob, podley, podling, pollack, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) The content of unsaturated fatty acids in walleye pollock PRM is 1.4 times greater than in frog PRM.
(2) "She's presumably in there now doing all the news programmes by herself," said Ian Pollock, chair of the NUJ London branch at the BBC.
(3) Body composition was evaluated using anthropometric methods (according to Garrow Webster, Durnin-Womersley, modified Durnin-Womersley and Jackson-Pollock) and impedance measurement in which resistive bioelectric impedance is measured using a tetrapolar technique.
(4) 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, .
(5) It comprises 13% of the pollock nuclear DNA with a copy number of 5 x 10(5) per haploid genome.
(6) Margaret Pollock, a retired dentist who organises the local yes campaign, said that 20 shops in the town were lying empty.
(7) But most of the collection, including works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon and many others, remains in the vaults and basement.
(8) Tackle the Humpback Dolphin trail and watch the surfers crest waves at Pollock Beach.
(9) His-96 is therefore one of several neighboring amino acids of the kringle portion of fragment 1 that displays highly unusual chemistry (see also Asn-101 [Welsch, D.J., & Nelsestuen, G. L. (1988) Biochemistry 27 4946-4952] and Lys-97 [Pollock, J.S., Zapata, G.A., Weber, D.J., Berkowitz, P., Deerfield, D.W., II, Olson, D.L., Koehler, K.A., Pedersen, L.G., & Hiskey, R.G.
(10) It’s important we get our heads around these impacts, so we can make the right decisions,” Pollock said.
(11) Body density and percent body fatness were determined after weight loss according to four commonly used skinfold equations: Pollock (P); Durnin-Rahaman (D-R); Durnin-Womersley (D-W); and, Jackson-Pollock (J-P).
(12) Fragmentation of wall-eyed pollock and bovine rhodopsins by papain in the photoreceptor membrane was studied by sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis.
(13) Tested equations were those reported for body density by Sloan, Wilmore, Jackson and Pollock, Durnin and Womersley, Lohman, and Pollock et al.
(14) She reads: “The look in his eyes was as much as we could take…” Pollock sighs: “Oh, that’s really desperate.” There was also the case of 10-year-old Curtis Elton, a talented pianist whose hands have been insured.
(15) Pollock is the first to note the limitations of her study and the sample size it analysed.
(16) And we had a massive amount of support from parents for our decision.” Pollock stops short of calling for rugby to be banned, but she does believe that every parent whose child plays rugby should be in no doubt of the risks they face.
(17) The initial rate of lipid peroxidation (LPO) in photoreceptor membranes (PRM) of walleye pollock is 1.8--2.3 times higher than in frog PRM.
(18) As the job description for the post made clear, whoever was appointed was going to have to report to the chief executive, Cressida Pollock, who by her own admission knows very little about opera, and presumably would have to get their artistic plans approved by her.
(19) Pollock say the DA is sensitive to the concerns of the community – not least its resistance to long custodial sentences.
(20) Only later did I read Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander that begins: "On Hellespont, guilty of true love's blood..." Twombly came of agein the America of Jackson Pollock and the Abstract Expressionists.