(p. p. & a) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
(p. p. & a) Composed or made; -- with of.
(p. p. & a) Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
(p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
(v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.
(v. t.) To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
(n.) An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
Example Sentences:
(1) The estimated DNA compaction ratio (approximately 3-fold) is consistent with a significant degree of nucleosome unfolding in the hyperstimulated BR genes.
(2) DNA compactization by protamines and histones HI is discussed in terms of the results obtained.
(3) At S-L clefts, paranodal-nodal regions, and Schwann cell nuclei, the axonal areas were smaller and the NF densities were higher than at compact myelinated regions.
(4) A compact attachment for microscope-type instruments is described enabling to introduce, rapidly and qualitatively, minute biological speciments into melted embedding medium and ensuring the safety of optics.
(5) Laminin was already present on the cell surface at the 2-cell stage, while nidogen was first detectable on compacted 8- to 16-cell stage morulae.
(6) Both types of molecules are compact and globular in shape and apparently contain beta-pleated sheet conformation.
(7) The tail region appeared to be cleaved off, making the head region less compact.
(8) Qualitatively the cell aspirator collected epithelial cells which were better preserved morphologically, but also a larger number of compact cell clusters.
(9) The ultrastructural study of nucleoli and ribonucleoprotein-containing structures in human seminiferous tubules revealed that the nucleoli of spermatogonia, spermatocytes and Sertoli cells exhibited a tripartite structure consisting of: a fibrillar center, a compact granular portion, and a reticular portion containing both pars fibrosa and pars granulosa.
(10) Compaction of the morula is a prerequisite for subsequent differentiation of the mouse embryo.
(11) Most double-helical segments were reactive to cobra venom ribonuclease to some degree; the exceptions were the five "long-range" helices that are probably compactly folded within the structure.
(12) During powder compaction on a Manesty Betapress, peak pressures, Pmax, are reached before the punches are vertically aligned with the centres of the upper and lower compression roll support pins.
(13) Based on these results we propose that the linearization of the DNA elution dose-response curve observed after chromatin decondensation reflects a reduction in the degree of chromatin compactness in the nuclear complexes that leads to a relatively uniform distribution of the DNA on the filter and reduces trapping of elutable material in the compact nuclear structures otherwise present.
(14) Cleavage to the compacted and cavitating stages was achieved in 78% and 69%, respectively, of human embryos cocultured in 24-48 hour human ampullary subcultures as compared to 50% and 33%, respectively, for embryos grown in culture medium alone.
(15) These observations strongly suggest that (i) GCN4 specifically recognizes the central base pair, (ii) the optimal half-site for GCN4 binding is ATGAC, not ATGAG, and (iii) GCN4 is a surprisingly flexible protein that can accommodate the insertion of a single base pair in the center of its compact binding site.
(16) In fact, the large scattering angle we chose, theta = 135 degrees, allowed us to assemble a very compact source-detector device.
(17) A monoclonal antibody to the cell adhesion molecule, E-cadherin, which mediates mouse embryo compaction, completely blocks compaction induced by these activators of PKC.
(18) At rostral levels, one third of the tracts are loosely built forming a king of curtain, while they become more compact at caudal levels.
(19) This shows that the compaction of chromatin associated with transcriptional inactivation does not require phosphorylation of H3 and suggests that the level of basal phosphorylation of H1 is not correlated with the intensity of transcription or DNA replication.
(20) After 8 days of incubation, SM subdivides into superficial (compact) and deep (disperse) sublaminae.
Serried
Definition:
(a.) Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together.
(imp. & p. p.) of Serry
Example Sentences:
(1) Serry was the Netherlands’ first ambassador to Ukraine.
(2) Kastelli said he saw no weapons, although a journalist for Britain’s ITN television said Serry told him at least one of the men was armed.
(3) He refused but his car couldn’t move, and he decided he would depart (on foot).” Eliasson said Serry felt “seriously threatened,” though he dismissed as false earlier reports that Serry had been kidnapped.
(4) The details of the agreement – leaked to the Guardian – and agreed between UN envoy Robert Serry, the Palestinian Authority and Israel, have so far been briefed to only a few senior UN officials.
(5) 5.16pm GMT Mates reports that Serry has escaped, after the path of his “car was [temporarily] blocked by protesters chanting Putin Putin.” James Mates (@jamesmatesitv) Robert Serry finally on his way to the airport, police having forced a way through an angry crowd.
(6) Hair cells bear an apical bundle of stereocilia arranged in serried rows.
(7) Fans who had paid handsomely for their seats – especially those in serried ranks in the colours of their team lined up on either side of the court – showed a curious reluctance to sit in them.
(8) Russia can now make the right choice... To find the road to de-escalation, the United States is ready to work with all parties.” Kerry asks Russia to talk directly with Ukraine, to withdraw troops to barracks in Crimea and to respect and welcome international monitors: We see today with what happened to ambassador Serry, just how important it is to ensure the safety of those monitors and of those observers.
(9) Robert Serry said v happy to leave # crimea if it helped de escalate the situation.” Updated at 5.31pm GMT 5.14pm GMT UN envoy blockaded inside Crimea shop The UN special envoy to Ukraine, Robert Serry, was blockaded inside a coffee shop in Crimea by a militia, according to ITV Europe editor James Mates, who is in the shop with Serry.
(10) He’s asked us to stay with him and keep filming # Ukriane UN special advisor Robert Serry had been visiting navy commander when his car was blocked.
(11) 9.30pm GMT Robert Serry, the UN envoy threatened earlier today by a pro-Russia crowd in Crimea, is in Istanbul temporarily but plans to head soon for Kiev, the UN said.
(12) Russia!” The envoy, the Dutch diplomat Robert Serry, agreed to leave Crimea to end the standoff.
(13) We need a common infrastructure and to utilise cloud memory rather than serried ranks of hard drives.
(14) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Unidentified men in military fatigues outside a cafe in Simferopol, Ukraine who appear to be stopping UN envoy Robert Serry from leaving.
(15) Let's see whether GPs, a stroppy lot at the best of times, are prepared to take up this burden, and whether funds are found for new serried ranks of GPs to be hired to do the job.
(16) Robert Serry, the United Nation's most senior official for the Middle East, told the UN security council on Monday that "the volume of reconstruction will be about three times" what it was after the 2008‑09 Gaza conflict.
(17) James Mates (@jamesmatesitv) UN special envoy Robert Serry with me in coffee shop.
(18) Bournemouth hounded them with gusto, but found that, even with 10 men, Blackpool are a smart and serried unit.
(19) The envoy, the Dutch diplomat Robert Serry, agreed to leave Crimea to end the standoff.
(20) Kastelli said the men insisted they should take Serry straight to the airport and out of the country, but Serry refused and eventually left his surrounded vehicle on foot.