(a.) Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
(n.) That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
(n.) Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
(n.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
(a.) To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
(a.) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
(n.) Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
(n.) Acquiescence without examination.
(n.) That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
(n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".
Example Sentences:
(1) Standardization is possible after correction by the protein content of each individual section.
(2) One hour after direct mechanical cardiomassage (DMCM) a moderately pronounced edema of the intercellular spaces in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium, normal content of lactate and succinate dehydrogenases, and a certain decrease in the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases and NAD- and NADP-diaphorases were noted.
(3) Spectrophotometric determination of the sulfhydryl content in the animal tissue before (control) and after using 6,6'-Dithiodinicotinic acid is applied.
(4) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
(5) The content of the cavities was not stained by any of the immunocytochemical reactions applied.
(6) However, decapitation did not eliminate the sex difference in the tissue content of P4 during control incubations.
(7) Content of cyclic nucleoside monophosphates was decreased in all the eye tissues in experimental toxico-allergic uveitis as well as penetration of cAMP into the fluid of anterior chamber of the eye.
(8) The ATP content of the cholinergic electromotor nerves of Torpedo marmorata has been measured.
(9) In addition to the changes associated with blood group A, we also found a decrease in sugar content, alterations in other antigens, and changes in the levels of several glycosyltransferases in cancerous tissues.
(10) Past imaging techniques shown in the courtroom have made the conventional rules of evidence more difficult because of the different informational content and format required for presentation of these data.
(11) Arteries treated with atrial natriuretic peptide showed no alterations in relaxation or cGMP content after incubation with pertussis toxin.
(12) A chronic cannulation procedure is described which allows for sampling vomeronasal organ (VNO) contents repeatedly in freely moving conscious subjects.
(13) There was however no difference in the cross-sectional studies and no significant deleterious effect detected of tobacco use on forearm bone mineral content.
(14) The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that the decreased Epi response following ET was due to 1) depletion of adrenal Epi content such that adrenomedullary stimulation would not release Epi, 2) decreased Epi release with direct stimulation, i.e., desensitization of release, or 3) decreased afferent signals generated by ET itself.
(15) The intensity of the type III specific peptide bands correlates with the type III content of the samples.
(16) Stimulation of atrial H1-receptors is suggested to directly cause an increase in Ca-channel conductance independent of intracellular cAMP content.
(17) "With hyperspectral imaging, you can tell the chemical content of a cake just by taking a photo of it.
(18) We assessed changes in brain water content, as reflected by changes in tissue density, during the early recirculation period following severe forebrain ischemia.
(19) Proving that not all teens are content with being part of a purely digital community, Adele Mayr attended a YouTube meet-up in London’s Hyde Park.
(20) The aim of this study was to describe the contents of daily reports in two homes for the aged.
Empty
Definition:
(superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
(superl.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
(superl.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
(superl.) Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
(superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
(superl.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
(superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
(superl.) Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
(n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
(v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
(v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
(v. i.) To become empty.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, empty shells can also form independently of intact virions.
(2) We have confirmed this directly by showing that pure CCK is a potent inhibitor of gastric emptying.
(3) It may, however, be useful to compare local wall dynamics in the more isometrically-contracting basal segment with those in the middle portion which brings about most of the emptying of the ventricle.
(4) To investigate the possibility that an abnormality of gastric emptying exists in duodenal ulcer and to determine if such an abnormality persists after ulcer healing, scintigraphic gastric emptying measurements were undertaken in 16 duodenal ulcer patients before, during, and after therapy with cimetidine; in 12 patients with pernicious anemia, and in 12 control subjects.
(5) It will act as a further disincentive for women to seek help.” When Background Briefing visited Catherine Haven in February, the refuge looked deserted, and most of its rooms were empty, despite the town having one of the highest domestic violence rates in the state.
(6) This study compares the effects of 60 minutes of ischemic arrest with profound topical hypothermia (10 dogs) on myocardial (1) blood flow and distribution (microspheres), (2) metabolism (oxygen and lactate), (3) water content (wet to dry weights), (4) compliance (intraventricular balloon), and (5) performance (isovolumetric function curves) with 180 minutes of cardiopulmonary bypass with the heart in the beating empty state (seven dogs).
(7) Gastric emptying curves for all three meals in controls were best described using loge transformed counts.
(8) In this ewe, and in 4 of 7 other sheep diagnosed as having abomasal emptying defects, aspartate transaminase and sorbitol dehydrogenase activities were high, and histopathologic evidence of hepatic congestion and ischemia was found.
(9) In controls the conduit emptied mainly by means of low pressure, to-and-fro activity.
(10) Partly purified virus preparations degraded to empty capsids when incubated in guinea pig serum.
(11) A few blocks away there are streets full of empty buildings, signs that the oil boom of the past decade is long past.
(12) During heavy exercise at 65-75% of VO2 max, time till exhaustion correlates with the pre-exercise muscle glycogen concentration and exhaustion coincides with empty glycogen stores.
(13) On the other hand, esophageal emptying of solid isotopic meals may show the persistence of food in the diverticular sac long time after the meal.
(14) But if May rushes headlong into a panicked triggering of article 50 without a clear idea of what she wants out of negotiations, she will have left us at the mercy of 27 countries who have heard little but table-thumping and empty threats from ministers.
(15) These findings do not support the contention that selective vagotomy alone allows normal gastric emptying.
(16) In those with poor results, four had complete emptying and three had rectoanal intussusception.
(17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest José Mourinho launched a withering attack on the lack of atmosphere generated by Chelsea’s home supporters after their 2-1 victory against QPR , saying it felt like his side were playing at an “empty stadium”.
(18) His shot, though, was pawed on to the inside of the post by David Marshall and it was left to Victor Wanyama to lash the loose ball into the empty net.
(19) Others seek shelter wherever they can – on rented farmland, and in empty houses and disused garages.
(20) The results were in line with the suggestion that proteins in food contribute to the slowing of gastric emptying in such a way that isocaloric amounts of carbohydrate and mixed protein have the same effect.