(n.) A medicine or application for drying up a sore.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this vision, people will go to polling stations on 18 September with a mindset somewhere between that of a lobby correspondent and a desiccated calculating machine.
(2) In addition, the bag does not abrade or desiccate the bowel, potentially reducing serosal injury and adhesion formation.
(3) It involved preservation of unstained chromosome slides in a vacuum desiccator up to 18 months, Q-staining, destaining, and treatment in Hanks' solution, pH 5.1, at 85 degrees C for 13 min, and acridine orange staining.
(4) By permeabilization of the cell membrane by desiccation or sonication, more antibodies are detected in CELISA (surface and cytoplasmic antibodies), whereas in immunofluorescence on viable RIN cells, only surface reactive antibodies are detected.
(5) Makes around 20 75g butter, melted 75g granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 160g oats 2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp strong coffee, cooled to room temp Desiccated coconut, to finish 1 Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the vanilla sugar, oats, cocoa and coffee.
(6) Such a dressing could help ensure that exudate buildup or wound desiccation is reduced or avoided.
(7) Stripping paratenon and muscle fiber off a free tendon graft while it is immersed in a saline bath facilitates the procedure and prevents desiccation of the tissue.
(8) Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) were measured by radioimmunoassay in Pronase hydrolysates of four lots each of 1- and 2-grain tablets of desiccated thyroid (Thyroid, Armour) and thyroglobulin (Proloid, Warner-Chilcott).
(9) The ability of these organisms to survive desiccation on formica supports the proposal that transmission by air, dust or fomites may hitherto have been underestimated for this species.
(10) The end point was visible shrinking and desiccation of the sealant, which required about 2 minutes.
(11) Diethyl phthalate in the desiccant in 100-count bottles of brand A levothyroxine sodium tablets appeared to have leached into the tablets.
(12) We investigated potential errors in both the dilution method and the desiccation method in an attempt to resolve this controversy.
(13) The Siluro-Devonian "explosive" colonization of land, and indeed the very evolution of plants, was possible only through such mutualistic partnerships-partnerships that were equipped to cope with the problems of desiccation and starvation associated with terrestrial existence.
(14) With outdoor exposure, remains are more likely to pass through a long period of dehydration of outer tissues, mummification, and reduction of desiccated tissue.
(15) The stress-tolerant properties of Arthrobacter (resistance to nutrient starvation, desiccation and high salt concentration) are discussed with respect to the high glycogen and trehalose contents of the cells.
(16) We tested the influence of the target cell preparation and obtained the best sensitivity and reliability with the CELISA using desiccated cells or desiccated cell homogenate with a cell number of 5 x 10(4) cells per well rather than an adsorbed cell homogenate.
(17) Sporozoites have been detected in laboratory-infected mosquitoes stored at room temperature in the presence of a desiccant for as long as 18 months.
(18) This study documents the efficacy of a biomaterial, hyaluronan (HY) solution, to maintain chondrocyte viability during desiccation.
(19) Petroleum jelly was always used, to prevent heating and desiccation of the specimens.
(20) Reglon (20 per cent dikwad dibromide) is an extensively used herbioide and desiccant.
Dryness
Definition:
(n.) The state of being dry. See Dry.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fairly frequently the patients complained about mucosal dryness and sporadically about dyspeptic symptoms, but these symptoms were not disturbing the course of the treatment.
(2) The acquisition of dryness is accelerated by eradication of bacteriuria and a sympathetic and energetic management regime, which should place responsibility on the child and result in the child voiding more frequently and completely.
(3) After evaporation to dryness, the residue is reconstituted in mobile phase.
(4) This therapy is done in three stages: (1) dryness (assessment and detoxification); (2) sobriety (achieving stable abstinence); and (3) wellness (using sobriety as a basis for personal growth and intimacy.
(5) The most relevant factors causing these differences were: saltiness, fluor flavor, stickiness, dryness, and uniformity of color.
(6) The main clinical neurological features were proximal lower limb weakness (100%), depressed tendon reflexes (94%) and dryness of the mouth (66%).
(7) Degree of atrophy correlated with physical thinness (p less than 0.01), low parity (p less than 0.01) and dryness on vaginal examination (p less than 0.001).
(8) Although there were great variations in individual responses, as a group these subjects preferred nonpreserved drops to reduce their symptoms of dryness.
(9) There were no significant differences in sputum production, sputum thickness, dyspnea, or mouth dryness among the 3 treatment periods.
(10) Cimetidine was extracted from alkalized plasma with ethyl acetate, washed once over hydrochloric acid, re-extracted into ethyl acetate, and the organic phase was evaporated to dryness.
(11) Up to 1 mL of plasma containing 2-MSP and an internal standard was extracted with 3 mL of methylene chloride, usually twice, evaporated to dryness, resuspended in mobile phase, and chromatographed on two 15-cm C8 reversed-phase LC columns in series.
(12) While vaginal dryness affects enjoyment and desire for intercourse, only dyspareunia was associated with a reduction in the frequency of intercourse.
(13) The observations recorded were the basic patterns of dryness, of infertile or of fertile mucus, and the transitions between patterns of mucus signs.
(14) Two methods for the competitive binding assay were tested: (1) a classical one (method A) defined as a 'two-step competition' because the E2 sample was first incubated alone, and then E2-beta-galactosidase conjugate was added; (2) and a new one (method B) also performed in two steps but in which the E2 sample was evaporated to dryness.
(15) Twenty-nine patients (12.3% of 236) reported unwanted 39 side effects, such as tremor (6.36%), headache (2.54%), dryness of the mouth (1.27%), cough (0.85%), and dizziness (0.85%).
(16) In some cases there was a marked additional fall of arterial pressure in the orthostatic position, a sensation of dryness in the mouth, weakness and mild somnolence.
(17) The most frequent side-effects were: tremor of bands, polydipsia, polyuria, increase in appetite, dryness of mouth, general muscular weakness and memory reduction.
(18) The acetone is taken to dryness and the residue is dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide.
(19) The substance is extracted from acidified plasma into benzene, the extract is evaporated to dryness and the residue is methylated with an alcohol-free solution of diazomethane and submitted to chromatography on a glass column packed with 3% OV-17.
(20) Troublesome complications were seen in 18 (36 per cent) patients, namely intermittent velopharyngeal incompetence in five (10 per cent), pharyngeal dryness in 11 (22 per cent) and loss of taste in five (10 per cent).