(a.) Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
(n.) One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
(n.) That which depends; corollary; consequence.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Na+ ionophore, gramicidin, had a small but significant inhibitory effect on Na(+)-dependent KG uptake, demonstrating that KG uptake was not the result of an intravesicular positive Na+ diffusion potential.
(2) Neutrons induced a dose-dependent cytotoxicity and mutation frequency in the AL cells.
(3) Phospholipid methylation in human EGMs is distinctly different from that in rat EGMs (Hirata and Axelrod 1980) in that the human activity is not Mg++-dependent, and apparent methyltransferase I activity is located in the external membrane surface.
(4) Between 25 and 40 degrees C, the thermal dependencies of VR and f were approximately constant (Q10's of 1.31 and 1.36 got VR and f, respectively).
(5) Cellulase regulation appears to depend upon a complex relationship involving catabolite repression, inhibition, and induction.
(6) We also show that proliferation of primary amnion cells is not dependent on a high c-fos expression, suggesting that the function of c-fos is more likely to be associated with other cellular functions in the differentiated amnion cell.
(7) We propose that this dependence on coexpression reflects the association between the LTA::STa hybrids and LTB subunits.
(8) These results show that the pathogenic phenotypes of MCF viruses are dissociable from the thymotropic phenotype and depend, at least in part, upon the enhancer sequences.
(9) Recently, the validity of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards for selection of spirometric test results has been questioned based on the finding of inverse dependence of FEV1 on effort.
(10) This death is also dependent on the presence of chloride and is prevented with the non-selective EAA antagonist, kynurenic acid, but is not prevented by QA.
(11) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(12) Cyclic AMP stimulated phosphorylation by [gamma-32P]ATP of two proteins of apparent Mr = 20,000 and 7,000 that were concentrated in sarcoplasmic reticulum, but the stimulation was markedly dependent on the presence of added soluble cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase.
(13) The PSB dioxygenase system displayed a narrow substrate range: none of 18 sulphonated or non-sulphonated analogues of PSB showed significant substrate-dependent O2 uptake.
(14) The dependence of fluorescence polarization of stained nerve fibres on the angle between the fibre axis and electrical vector of exciting light (azimuth characteristics) has been considered.
(15) 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.
(16) In contrast, the effects of deltamethrin and cypermethrin promote transmitter release by a Na+ dependent process.
(17) 5 pregnant insulin-dependent diabetics were also studied.
(18) RNAs encoding a wild-type (RBK1) and a mutant (RBK1(Y379V,V381T); RBK1*) subunit of voltage-dependent potassium channels were injected into Xenopus oocytes.
(19) Photoirradiation of F1 in the presence of the analog leads to inactivation depending linearly on the incorporation of label.
(20) [Ca2+]i exhibited a sigmoidal dependence on [Na+]o. Mg2+, a competitive inhibitor of Na2+-Ca2+ antiport in these cells, antagonized the increase in [Ca2+]i produced by lowering [Na+]o.
Gaelic
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
(n.) The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
Example Sentences:
(1) Irish (Gaelic) is the first official language of Ireland.
(2) They are not just saying, 'This is Gaelic so I should like it.'"
(3) An applicant could seek a declaration that it was contrary to the Belfast agreement.” Sinn Féin wants the act to be a “standalone”, meaning it would only concern the rights of Irish speakers and giving the Gaelic language equality in law with English.
(4) Sinn Féin wants an Irish Language Act to be a “standalone” one, which means that the legislation would only concern the rights of Irish speakers and the issue of putting the Gaelic language on an equal par in law to English.
(5) The census also suggests that recent efforts by successive Scottish governments to invest in Gaelic schools may be saving the language from decline.
(6) We’ve gone to watch Gaelic football and hurling, and to Irish bars.
(7) Coming from a culturally nationalist Scottish background with a Gaelic speaking father, I don’t have any difficulty understanding the appeal of independence, let alone the demands for social justice and democratic accountability that are swelling support for it.
(8) That said, I was recently told that the gaelic for whiskey ( uisce beatha ) means “water of life”, which makes me wonder if I shouldn’t be so quick to judge.
(9) Unfortunately, the DUP maintained their position in relation to blocking equality, delivery of equality for citizens - that was the problem.” The Sinn Féin leader in Northern Ireland was referring in particular to issues such as her party’s demand for an Irish Language Act to give Gaelic the same legal power as English in the region.
(10) He knew some people would think he was taking a risk in making his film in Gaelic.
(11) Gaelic Singer and chief executive Feisean nan Gdheal.
(12) After all, doesn't the Scottish government already part-fund the Gaelic channel, BBC Alba ?
(13) He spoke to them in Gaelic, guided them to the house, then took to his tree.
(14) At the same time he took on the editing, with Robert Crawford, of the massive New Penguin Book of Scottish Verse (2000), with its abundance of poems in Gaelic, and a handful of other languages, faced by distinguished English translations.
(15) The Ulster Unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt, condemned the threat to Campbell as well as the DUP MP’s attitude towards Gaelic.
(16) We also decided to put the sketches in Gaelic to give it a proper rural Ireland feel, so Tom Cruise became Thomás Crúise and twerking "ag twearchach".
(17) Funding for the SBS will come from Scotland's share of licence fee income (£320m a year) and BBC commercial arm BBC Worldwide's profits (£13m), plus £12m annually provided by the Scottish government for Gaelic broadcasting.
(18) The music policy – The Proclaimers' 500 Miles, followed by Van Morrison's Brown-Eyed Girl, followed by The Proclaimers' 500 Miles – has stayed unchanged for years now, as has its dress code: check shirts for boys, Gaelic football jerseys for girls.
(19) Though their genepool has been modified to some extent by immigrant genes, it is suggested that the Orcadians represent the remains of a relict population, in the same way as, but different from, those of the Gaelic fringe.
(20) At Glasgow's Thistle Hotel on Friday night a 22-piece Gaelic choir sang Highland Cathedral.