(n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.
(a.) Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fifty-eight households were studied in the Red Pond community, the site of the established smelter and several backyard smelters, and 21 households were studied in the adjacent, upwind Ebony Vale community in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica.
(2) We investigated the repair of X-ray-induced DNA breaks and alkaline-labile sites in primary cell cultures of ebony and mus(1)101D1 and in cultures of their control strains.
(3) All genotypes showed greater survival in the presence of 10% ethanol (E) than on the control agar medium (C), with wild type showing greatest and the double mutant ebony-yellow least response.
(4) The diagnosis was confirmed using a realistic provocation test; after sanding and smoothing the ebony for 20 minutes the patient developed bronchial spasm with fall of the force expired volume in one second (VMS) of 45% which was reversible following the inhalation of beta 2 agonists.
(5) The sculptor Rudolph Markoeser even carved his bust in ebony.
(6) Protesters observed a heavy police and national guard presence in the area, with one, 26-year-old Ebonie Tyse, telling the Associated Press: “I served my country.
(7) Interestingly, the visual system mutation norpA partially suppresses effects of the e1 allele, which suggests that aberrant visual system inputs might contribute to the rhythm deficits of ebony mutants.
(8) I am worried about the safety of my family, the safety of my environment and the safety of our lifestyle here on the Fylde coast.” Concern for her five-year-old daughter also spurred Ebony Ava Johnson, a print designer in Lytham, into protest, as part of the Residents Action on Fylde Fracking group.
(9) Habrobracon females homozygous for the mutant ebony produce about 5% mosaic progeny among fertilized eggs.
(10) In what is perhaps the worst musical attempt at racial reconciliation since Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder teamed up for "Ebony and Ivory", country music star Brad Paisley and hip-hop legend LL Cool J have released a new duet aimed at healing the country's lingering racial divide.
(11) The gene sequence (and map distances) on chromosome 2 beginning from the left arm is: brown larva--40--ebony (eb)--centromere--pep-4--?--bent(be)--?--Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (Got)--11--Glucose oxidase-2(Go-2)--17--green larva (gl)--9--amber (am)--2--propoxur resistance (prr)--2--red eye (re)--21--6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-Pgd)--1--yellow.
(12) Experiments with macassar quinone (oxidation product of a naphthalene constituent of macassar ebony) still demonstrate that even ortho-naphthoquinones are capable to induce contact allergy.
(13) A novella by John Fowles, The Ebony Tower, is presented as an allegorical account of the mid-life crisis, and its inherent myths examined.
(14) Ebony males, although maturing earlier than wild-type males, were less successful than wild-type males in mating.
(15) She told Ebony magazine that her partner, Ian, "was a Royal Marine, then a fireman, then a Cambridge graduate in chemistry.
(16) Returning home one day, he found Ebony Hoorn sitting at his kitchen table.
(17) His hair is cormorant-black, he flashes ebony eyes and his smile reveals a row of pearly white teeth which look ready to plunge into a meal of little girl burgers.
(18) According to his sister Ebony, the only time he had anything to say was when "he was seeing a girl or making jokes".
(19) In contrast to their effects on the locomotor activity rhythm, ebony mutations have no apparent impact on the circadian rhythm of adult eclosion, and thus exert rhythm-specific effects on circadian periodicity.
(20) At a recent visit to the Triple Pier Expo, a weekend market on three vast piers that extend from Manhattan into the Hudson River, an ebony art-deco carving of a slave in relief, reminiscent of the Dying Gaul, was attached by a gold chain to a pipe rack.
Persimmon
Definition:
(n.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.
Example Sentences:
(1) While BoKlok houses have a limited choice of colour and cladding types, Persimmon's Space4 arm has come up with more than 1,000 different CAD-designed timber-frame house types.
(2) Primary gastric impaction developed in a pony as a result of the ingestion of persimmon seeds and mesquite beans.
(3) A similar scheme at Persimmon could deliver £600m for bosses in 2021.
(4) Housebuilding activity still increased at a strong pace overall, but the sharp growth slowdown since this summer reflects greater caution towards new development projects amid tighter mortgage lending conditions and renewed uncertainties about the demand outlook.” Meanwhile, Persimmon, Britain’s biggest housebuilder by market value, said a shortage of workers with joinery and bricklaying skills was limiting the number of homes it could build.
(5) Persimmon has already taken on 100 former military personnel to train primarily in bricklaying, where the lack of skilled workers has reached a record high, according to the latest construction survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
(6) After the Swedish company experimented with a prefab village in Gateshead five years ago, one of Britain's biggest housebuilding companies, Persimmon, is investing heavily in prefabricated housing.
(7) Persimmon peels or pits, orange or grapefruit pulp are the usual offenders.
(8) • 2814 North 16 Street, barriocafe.com CULINARY HEROES FnB Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Jill Richards Photography Among the Native American souvenir stores of Scottsdale old town, is the excellent FnB, a truly forward-thinking, showcase for the state’s native produce in veg-centric dishes: salad of persimmons with hazelnut, kohlrabi, dill and goat’s cheese.
(9) The profits of the biggest four developers by turnover – Barratt, Berkley, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey – have risen by 557% since the coalition took office.
(10) The Observer reported that Pete Redfern, chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, was on track to be handed £4.5m of stock in April, and the former head of Persimmon, Mike Farley, almost £3m.
(11) The scheme accounts for 40% of Persimmon’s house sales.
(12) We have studied the inhibitory effects of four flavonoids isolated from the leaves of the persimmon on angiotensin-converting enzyme activity.
(13) These were similar to those described with persimmon bezoars and we postulate that the fruit of locally found trees, also of the genus Diospyros, are responsible.
(14) The Rightmove figures come as two of the nation's biggest housebuilders – Persimmon and Bovis Homes – are scheduled to report strong half-year results.
(15) Some are also unhappy over Persimmon’s appointment of Nigel Mills as a non-executive director, questioning his independence due to his links with the housebuilder’s financial advisers, Citi.
(16) Persimmon shares fell nearly 6% to £19.07 in early trading.
(17) Persimmon and Bovis issue their results this week and any updates on trading will be closely examined.
(18) Persimmon wants to increase that number to 500 a year, alongside the 100 school-leavers it takes on as apprentices annually.
(19) Persimmon says a Space4 home is 50% more energy efficient than a traditional house, and cosier to live in.
(20) The patient described had isolated Crohn's disease of the duodenum; pancreatitis was the result of persimmon bezoar's constricting the ampullary region.