(n.) A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
(v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
(v. i.) To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
(n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
(n.) A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Example Sentences:
(1) The dynamic changes of fibronectin (FN) content and nuclear features (DNA content, morphological parameters) during the development of hepatoma induced by 3'-Me-DAB were studied via computer-assisted image analysis.
(2) But DAB radio, the likely broadcast replacement for analogue AM and FM in the digital-only age, saw its share of listening drop, to 15.3% from 15.8% in the second quarter of 2010.
(3) Thus it is clear that DAB induced hepatoma exhibits retrogressive change in hepatic differentiation in its isozyme profile.
(4) The number of DAB positive organelles per surface area decreased steadily with culture age, and significantly on day 2 (p less than 0.01) to become drastically low on day 5 and negligible on day 7.
(6) The lecithins of the primary hepatoma induced by 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (DAB) and host liver of rat were isolated, and the individual molecular species were estimated quantitatively by combined thin-layer and gaschromatographic analysis and specific enzymic hydrolysis.
(7) This is unlike DAB-1 and DAB-2 which showed poorly differentiated trabecular or anaplastic carcinomatous patterns.
(8) Oral administration of 1,2-DEB (75 or 100 mg kg-1 once a day, 4 days a week, for 8 weeks) and intraperitoneal injection of 1,2-DAB (10 or 15 mg kg-1 once a day, 4 days a week, for 8 weeks) produced time- and dose-dependent increases in the peak latencies of all BAEP components as well as in interpeak (I-V) differences, and a decrease in the amplitudes of all the components.
(9) Regional stations and AM services would be upgraded to quasi-national networks, provided they are available to at least 65% of the UK population on digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio, and commit to broadcasting to the whole of the UK by 2015.
(10) You can buy this from Dabs for £30.96 , plus 99p P&P if you opt for standard delivery.
(11) We selected retrospectively 18 rejectors and 18 nonrejectors by clinical criteria and assayed for anti-Dab (by fluorescence-activated flow cytometry) and CMV antibody (by complement fixation and Western blot for IgG and IgM) over a 3-6-month period after transplantation.
(12) The inner and outer hair cells are degenerating between 12 and 24 DAB and are gone by 45 DAB.
(13) It was one of the fake tongue extensions from The Exorcist, with a note saying, 'Just stick a dab of peanut butter on the end and put it on.'
(14) The use of H2PtCl6 is proposed for the selective visualization of the poly-DAB reaction product created, in aldehyde-fixed tissue, with the cytochemical reaction according to Graham and Karnovsky (1966) or to Hoefsmit (1975).
(15) The roles of gonads in tumorigenesis induced in mouse liver by 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'-Me-DAB) were investigated.
(16) But this is the first year it will be offering non-stop, round-the-clock coverage on one service, in a move aimed at trying to boost the profile of digital audio broadcasting – DAB.
(17) A chromophoric hydrazide, 4'-N,N-dimethylamino-4-azobenzene sulfonyl hydrazide (DABS-hydrazide), was prepared from 4'-N,N-dimethylamino-4-azobenzene sulfonyl chloride by reaction with hydrazine.
(18) It is concluded that DAB is oxidized in the rice coleoptile tissue by a cytochrome system, and the development of this system is inhibited by anaerobiosis, but the oxidation cannot be claimed to represent cytochrome oxidase activity exclusively.
(19) In our experimental studies, LDH4 increased in AH 66 F metastatic hepatic cancer, but DAB hepatic cancer showed a significant increase of LDH5.
(20) The best result was obtained using nickel-modified DAB at pH 6.0 to develop the peroxidase enzyme, with further enhancement in cobalt chloride at neutral pH.
Dap
Definition:
(v. i.) To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water.
Example Sentences:
(1) PCP plus, 3,4-Diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP) decreased synaptic transmission block from post-ganglionic compound action potential (CAP) responses to supramaximal preganglionic stimulation.
(2) A novel peptide, 37 aminoacids long, termed diabetes-associated peptide (DAP), has been identified in amyloid-containing pancreatic extracts from 3 type-2 diabetic patients but not in extracts from 6 non-diabetic subjects.
(3) No correlation was found between aortic arch size and the size of the left-to-right shunt in cases of DAP.
(4) When individuals with DAP of 90-94 were included, prevalence was 25.7%.
(5) Eventually, the ability to detect 0.005% AP in DAP was demonstrated.
(6) Results are discussed in light of existing literature of the DAP and gender identity formation.
(7) This study demonstrates the novel incorporation of a photoreactive CaM derivative into living cells, as well as muscarinic receptor-activated CaM-DAP interaction with several cellular CaMBP.
(8) The following parameters were measured: systolic, diastolic (DAP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP); systolic, diastolic (DCF), and mean coronary blood flow; developed tension (DT), heart rate (HR) and cardiac output (CO).
(9) Since meso-Dap is detectable only in the spore cortex of B. sphaericus 9602, almost all of the muramic lactam in the spore is probably also located in the cortex.
(10) Suspensions of Walker and HeLa cells, rat fibroblasts and human stimulated lymphocytes were incubated over various periods with the synthetic amino steroid, 2 beta,16 beta-dipiperidino-5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol dipivalate (DAP).
(11) After oral administration of a trace dose of DAP the specific activity of 14CO2 in breath was determined during 6 h and expressed as half life.
(12) The DAP is diminished in Na(+)-free saline and reduced by tetrodotoxin.
(13) Significant differences were not observed between clinic and home measurements of SAP and DAP; however, heart rate was significantly (P less than 0.05) higher in the clinic.
(14) By ultrasonomicrometry the distance between the Dap and the midpoint of septum was recorded.
(15) The DAP has an optimum pH at 7.5, and a molecular weight of about 100,000.
(16) Cells were labeled with [(3)H]DAP for 30 to 60 min in the presence and absence of required amino acids, and the cellular distribution of [(3)H]DAP was determined.
(17) However, positive rates were not remarkable (37% for GP-DAP, 37% for AAP and 28% for NAG).
(18) The blood-prosthesis interaction of the dynamic aortic patch (DAP), an in-series assist device for permanent circulatory support which is implanted in the descending thoracic aorta, was studied in 65 long-term experiments.
(19) In the atracurium group (A), mean values of SAP, DAP, and MAP rose significantly at 30 sec after OTI, however, contrary to the SC group, mean values of HR did not rise significantly after OTI.
(20) In conclusion, 3,4-DAP, either alone or combined with anticholinesterase medication, may be a useful additional treatment in congenital myasthenia.