(v. t.) To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
(v. t.) To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
(v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
(v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Example Sentences:
(1) The amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence contained both amino- and carboxyl-terminal sequences.
(2) The liver metastasis was produced by intrasplenic injection of the fluid containing of KATOIII in nude mouse and new cell line was established using the cells of metastatic site.
(3) In contrast, resting cells of strain CHA750 produced five times less IAA in a buffer (pH 6.0) containing 1 mM-L-tryptophan than did resting cells of the wild-type, illustrating the major contribution of TSO to IAA synthesis under these conditions.
(4) The nucleotide sequence of a 2.2-kb DNA fragment which contains the complete RAD7 gene was determined.
(5) As a consequence, similar response curves were obtained for urine specimens containing morphine or barbiturates.
(6) IT can, therefore, be excluded almost with certainty that the meat would contain such large amounts of hormone residues.
(7) The extent of the infectious process was limited, however, because the life span of the cultures was not significantly shortened, the yields of infectious virus per immunofluorescent cell were at all times low, and most infected cells contained only a few well-delineated small masses of antigen, suggestive of an abortive infection.
(8) In addition to oncogenes, the transferred DNA contains genes that direct the synthesis and exudation of opines, which are used as nutrients by the bacteria.
(9) These studies, in addition to demonstrating that the placenta contains TRH deamidase activity, suggest that losses of fetal TRH through the placenta are not large.
(10) Rapid overgrowth of all cultures with the E. coli necessitated the use of selective media containing antimicrobial agents to which the E. coli was sensitive.
(11) The human placental villus tissue contains opioid receptors and peptides.
(12) Gel filtration of the 40,000 rpm supernatant fraction of a homogenate of rat cerebral cortex on a Sepharose 6B column yielded two fractions: fraction II with the "Ca(2+) plus Mg(2+)-dependent" phosphodiesterase activity and fraction III containing its modulator.
(13) These cells contained organelles characteristic of the maturation stage ameloblast and often extended to the enamel surface, suggesting a possible origin from the ameloblast layer.
(14) It includes preincubation of diluted plasma with ellagic acid and phospholipids and a starting reagent that contains calcium and a chromogenic peptide substrate for thrombin, Tos-Gly-Pro-Arg-pNA.
(15) The p60v-src protein encoded by Prague Rous sarcoma virus was found to contain two sites of tyrosine phosphorylation.
(16) The 68C intermolt puff of Drosophila melanogaster contains a cluster of three glue protein genes, Sgs-3, Sgs-7, and Sgs-8.
(17) The deduced amino acid sequence contained no consensus sequence indicative of N-glycosylation.
(18) Maximal yields of lipid and aflatoxin were obtained with 30% glucose, whereas mold growth, expressed as dry weight, was maximal when the medium contained 10% glucose.
(19) This analysis demonstrated that more than 75% of cosmids containing a rare restriction site also contained a second rare restriction site, suggesting a high degree of CpG-rich restriction site clustering.
(20) The region containing the injection stop signal (iss) has been cloned and sequenced and found to contain numerous large repeats and inverted repeats which may be part of the iss.
Curtail
Definition:
(v. t.) To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
(n.) The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Second, interconversion of adenine nucleotides to guanine nucleotides, is curtailed by the inhibition of IMP dehydrogenase by these same IMP analogues.
(2) Stringent (rel+) as well as relaxed (rel minus) strains were able to rapidly curtail their accumulation of ribonculeic acid (RNA) after a downshift imposed by decreasing glucose transport into the cell.
(3) If a prisoner is in the process of taking a programme this can hinder or even curtail their progress – many prisons don't offer certain programmes so if you are moved to a prison without a particular course you are back to square one when it comes to the crucial Parole Board assessment.
(4) Egg (embryo) production was normal for mites treated with 0.50 krad, but significantly curtailed by doses of 0.75 krad and greater.
(5) Conservatives have called for federal funding to be curtailed if a municipality maintains a “sanctuary” policy.
(6) Which manager's playing career was curtailed by a knee injury sustained when he fell out of a tree while rescuing a cat?
(7) Three patients developed asymptomatic cystocele or enterocele, and 5 (23%) women had a curtailed vagina.
(8) Addition of H-7 to DiC8- and OAG-treated oocytes stimulated the pump activity curtailed by the two latters.
(9) It is suggested that umDC genes can be curtailed in their mutagenic activities but that they may still participate in some other, unknown process which provides the continued stimulus for their retention.
(10) After treatment with PTH, the enzyme reached maximal concentrations between 12-48 h, but declined to undetectable levels by 96 h. In contrast, the inhibitory activity was secreted in a linear fashion, with the highest concentrations achieved around 72-96 h. These results suggest a complex pattern of regulation of collagenase and inhibitor secretion by the osteoblastic cell, with the steady accumulation of inhibitor perhaps being responsible for the ultimate curtailment of enzyme activity.
(11) The former would point to entering serious negotiations with Labour, but the latter would ultimately curtail his flexibility towards Miliband, especially in relation to austerity.
(12) Citing the razor-thin margin by which the NSA's bulk phone-records collection survived a vote last week in the House of Representatives , Wyden and Udall vowed to continue their push to curtail the programme.
(13) Internal doubts can be managed, but external criticism in the social-media age is not so easy to curtail.
(14) Talking to officials and politicians, it's clear that Madrid's freedom over setting its own budgets and policies has also been curtailed.
(15) If the Karzai government does not take steps towards reducing corruption and improving capacity for governing in the next six to 12 months, the US should substantially curtail some categories of aid and assistance.
(16) Furthermore, in the absence of added KL, it greatly diminishes the erythropoietin- and interleukin-3-dependent BFU-E growth in BM; whereas in FL, a wider spectrum of inhibition is observed, with CFU-Mix most severely curtailed.
(17) Abdominal paradox has been proposed as a valuable clinical index of fatigue and thus its presence may lead to curtailment of weaning trials.
(18) Although this study does not suggest a synergistic relationship between smoking and oral contraception, it shows that both the adrenal gland and sympathetic nervous system's responses will be lowered if nicotine is curtailed.
(19) Research on their potential should not be curtailed because of fear that they will be subject to illicit abuse.
(20) An awareness of TOH facilities appropriate diagnosis and treatment and curtails unnecessary diagnostic procedures.