(n.) A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also, the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it.
Example Sentences:
(1) The charity Allergy UK believes that up to 45% of people in Britain have some sort of food intolerance, and each week brings a new food-related headline covering everything from common complaints (cranberry juice to ease cystitis; health-giving "superfoods") to life-threatening disease (Steve Jobs reportedly drank carrot juice in an attempt to beat pancreatic cancer ).
(2) The cover art for the Cranberries' Bury the Hatchet (1999) was an evocation of paranoia – a giant eye bearing down on a crouching figure – that did neither band nor artist many favours; his image for Muse's Black Holes and Revelations (2006) amounted to a thin revival of his work for the Floyd that, if you were being generous, suggested a wry comment on that band's unconvincing attempts to revive the excesses of 1970s progressive rock.
(3) One set of tubes at each station was irrigated periodically with cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, or water.
(4) Effectiveness of three irrigant fluids (cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, and water) in preventing tube clogging was studied.
(5) On the non-alcoholic side: pineapple juice, orange juice, lime and cranberry.
(6) Nine substances (Pancrease, Viokase, pork pancreatin, bromelain, papain, cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, chymotrypsin, and distilled water) were tested every half-hour for 4 hr using 900 mm of water pressure to determine their effectiveness in declogging small-bore feeding tubes.
(7) It is all brilliantly basic, until, that is, you come to the burgers, which come in 15 varieties, including a cranberry and brie; a burger with maple-cured bacon and a Cashel blue cheese dressing; and several chicken versions, including a Caesar-dressed breaded breast.
(8) Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (chlorothalonil) was applied under controlled conditions in 1985 to a cranberry bog for fungus control and for residue studies.
(9) Like Lawson, Delia Smith has had a similar effect on shoppers when, at different times, she has recommended cranberries, cinnamon sticks, marsala wine and omelette pans.
(10) times per year, the most frequent being caribou (145, mean), beluga whale (74), hares (35), muskrat (26), whitefish (52), cisco (39), burbot (38), inconnu (37), Arctic charr (31), geese (44) ducks (19), ptamigan (18), cloudberries (22), cranberries (20) and blueberries (18).
(11) Cranberry juice, orange juice, and pineapple juice also inhibited adherence of type 1 fimbriated E. coli, most likely because of their fructose content.
(12) To rent a seaside cabin or holiday home, the Cranberry Isles, to the south of the main island, are home to thriving communities of mariners, lobstermen and artists.
(13) Randomly selected samples of cranberries were analyzed for residues of chlorothalonil, its metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile, hexachlorobenzene, and pentachlorobenzonitrile by extraction, methylation, Florisil column cleanup, and electron capture gas chromatography.
(14) Cranberry juice cocktail and urine and urinary epithelial cells obtained after drinking the cocktail all demonstrate antiadherence activity against Gram-negative rods isolated from urine and other clinical sources.
(15) Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (MAIS) organisms were isolated and identified from waters, soils, aerosols, and droplets ejected from water collected from four geographically separate aquatic environments (Okefenokee Swamp, GA; Dismal Swamp, VA; Claytor Lake, VA; and Cranberry Glades, WV) during several seasons.
(16) Twenty-seven samples of different single strength cranberry juice were analyzed using this method; the mean content of quinic, malic, and citric acids were 1.32 (std dev.
(17) Cape Cookies with muesli yoghurt filling, cracked olives, Häagen-Dazs Belgian chocolate ice cream, mahatma rice, risotto with salmon, Turkish delights and, for a princely $75.28 (£48.94), Wensleydale and cranberries cheese weighing 58kg: if you live in Harare all these are available at a supermarket near you – if you can afford them.
(18) A reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatographic method is presented for the simultaneous separation and determination of quinic, malic, and citric acids in single strength, undiluted cranberry juice.
(19) Each group was then randomly assigned a number (150, 180, 210, 240) which determined the amount of cranberry juice, in milliliters, members of that group would ingest with each meal during the experimental phase of the study.
(20) These results suggest that the purified preparation from cranberry bean serves in fact as a potent inhibitor of rat pancreatic alpha-amylase.
Hibiscus
Definition:
(n.) A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.
Example Sentences:
(1) Only the flowers of Acacia arabica and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis appeared to lack teratologic potential at the doses tested.
(2) Now Najib is taking no chances as his lieutenants warn that Anwar is fomenting an Arab spring-style uprising – a so-called "hibiscus revolution".
(3) Five pairs of median and 1 pair of lateral neurosecretory cell groups occur in the protocerebrum of Dysdercus koenigii, a hemipteran pest on the ladies finger plant (Hibiscus esculentus).
(4) 10 July 2011: He warns PM Najib Razak's government that a "hibiscus revolution" may soon occur unless protesters' demands for electoral reform and an "end to dirty politics" are met.
(5) Benzene extractives of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers, administered during day 1-4 of gestation, exerted anti-implantation effect without affecting the tubal transport of zygote.
(6) Malaysia is not on the verge of revolution, hibiscus-coloured or otherwise.
(7) Three water-soluble polysaccharides have been isolated from flower buds of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (HIB 1,2,3).
(8) The other stereoisomers of hydroxycitrate [L-garcinia acid, D- and L-hibiscus acid (D- and L-erythro-1,2-dihydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate)] are inactive.
(9) Among these effective herbs, 10 were aqueous extracts of Artemisia anomala, Centella asiatica, Epimedium Sagittatum, Hibiscus mutabilis, Hosta plantaginea, Hypericum japonicum, Inula japonica, Mosla punctata, Rhododendron simsii, and Rhus chinenses, while 3 were alcohol extracts of Epimedium Sagittatum, Hypericum japonicum, and Mosla punctata.
(10) The postcoital antifertility properties of benzene hot extracts of Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers, leaves, and stembarks, collected during the winter, spring, rainy, and summer seasons, were investigated in female rats.
(11) (kurrajongs and relatives) and Lagunaria patersonii (Norfolk Island hibiscus or pyramid tree), which are often planted as ornamental street trees.
(12) Of the oils tested, metsa oil (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and cashewnut shell liquid were mutagenic with and without metabolic activation with S-9 of either source.
(13) We had a really successful spring seasonal beer this year that had rose hips, powdered plums, hibiscus, anise, vanilla, tamarind, grains of paradise, lemon zest, coriander, orange peel.
(14) Floral teas such as rose, camomile and hibiscus, lapsang souchong, delicate jasmine and Darjeeling – they were stored, like sweets, in big glass jars lining the shelves of the shop.
(15) Savour the aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, hibiscus and miscellaneous spices, or, if you fancy some pep in your toddy, Nan might be persuaded to add a shot of the house spiced rum.
(16) Pousada Hibiscus Beach (+22 2623 6221, hibiscusbeach.com.br ) has bungalows with private balcony and sea view from £40 per night for two.
(17) Malaysia's top opposition leader has warned the government that it may face a "hibiscus revolution" unless activists' demands are met for electoral reform and an end to "dirty politics".
(18) Some plants are used throughout the archipelago; examples are burao (Hibiscus tiliaceus, Malvaceae) and an orchid (Dendrobium sp.)
(19) I had expected desert and scrub, but instead hibiscus and bougainvillea billowed across rooftops, and orange trees dripping fruit lined the busy roads.
(20) The effect of 50% ethanol and benzene extracts of Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers was studied on the concentration of Na+ and K+ in the serum and uterine flushings of ovariectomized, mated and cyclic rats.