What's the difference between contented and purr?

Contented


Definition:

  • (a.) Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.

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.

Purr


Definition:

  • (v. i. & t.) To murmur as a cat. See Pur.
  • (n.) The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Expression of glyA, encoding serine hydroxymethyltransferase activity, was elevated in a purR mutant compared with a wild-type strain.
  • (2) A bulldozer on rail wheels purrs up on the other line and begins pawing at the stones.
  • (3) At the place where adorable meets obnoxious and the purr becomes a shriek, Leslie Mann is waiting to unload a howitzer of funny in your face.
  • (4) Nitrogen control was found to be mediated by the glnLG gene products, and purine repression required a functional purR gene product.
  • (5) Though I could have sworn that you did actually purr,” Dave recalled.
  • (6) AMP but not GMP is needed for binding, and purR mutants are deficient in the binding substance.
  • (7) The PurR protein bound specifically to a DNA fragment carrying the glyA control region, as determined by gel retardation.
  • (8) Cross pathway regulation of pyrC by PurR may provide one mechanism to coordinate synthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
  • (9) "Oh, the lords absolutely love Justin," purrs one senior peer.
  • (10) Both operator constitutive and repressor type (purR) mutations have been identified.
  • (11) The purR product functions in the common control of several genetically distinct enzymes that participate before the formation of IMP.
  • (12) The regulation of the guanine operon is regulated by some other mechanism independent of purR.
  • (13) A highly conserved sequence in the promoter regions of these two genes is similar to the pur operator, which is the binding site for the purine repressor (PurR).
  • (14) Gene purB is regulated threefold by the purine pool and purR.
  • (15) The purEK operon is regulated by the purR gene product, and a purR regulatory-protein-binding site related to the sequences found in other pur loci was identified in the purEK operon control region.
  • (16) In the film, there is a killingly funny vignette in which Joshua McGuire’s Ruskin, who cannot pronounce his Rs, purrs with self-satisfaction at his own ideas – the critic who got the cream.
  • (17) Analysis of a purR-lacZ transcriptional fusion indicated that purR expression is autoregulated.
  • (18) Mutations that changed the binding sequence toward the consensus sequence had no significant effect on either PurR binding or purine-mediated repression.
  • (19) Site-directed mutagenesis was used to change the PurR binding site in the control region of a glyA-lac gene fusion.
  • (20) Two independent purR mutations were isolated which abolished repression of purF and purF-lacZ.