(n.) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
(n.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
(n.) Anything resembling an egg in form.
(v. t.) To urge on; to instigate; to incite/
Example Sentences:
(1) Here we report that sperm from psr males fertilizes eggs, but that the paternal chromosomes are subsequently condensed into a chromatin mass before the first mitotic division of the egg and do not participate in further divisions.
(2) We similarly evaluated the ability of other phospholipids to form stable foam at various concentrations and ethanol volume fractions and found: bovine brain sphingomyelin greater than dipalmitoyl 3-sn-phosphatidylcholine greater than egg sphingomyelin greater than egg lecithin greater than phosphatidylglycerol.
(3) Whether hen's egg yolk can be used as a sperm motility stimulant in the treatment of such conditions as asthenospermia and oligospermia is subjected for further study.
(4) Increasing concentrations of cholesterol monotonically increase the dipole potential of egg phosphatidylcholine monolayers, from 415 mV with no cholesterol to 493 mV with equimolar cholesterol.
(5) The percentage of eggs clamped at values more negative than -65 mV, which responded at insemination by developing an If, decreased and dropped to 0 at -80 mV.
(6) Lead levels in contents and shells of eggs laid by hens dosed with all-lead shot were about twice those in eggs laid by hens dosed with lead-iron shot.
(7) Saturated acyl residues predominated in lysolecithin and unsaturated ones in acids released by hydrolysis of egg lecithin.
(8) By 30 min after insemination, the surface of the egg is relatively smooth.
(9) With both approaches, carbohydrate and fat had little influence whereas egg albumin had a significant inhibitory effect on the absorption of nonheme iron.
(10) Larvae from fresh water eggs, cultured in fresh water and 'normal' laboratory cultures reached 50% infectivity in 3-5 days, losing potential infectivity in 11-15 days post-hatching.
(11) Plakoglobin is present in the fertilized egg, increases in abundance by neurula stage, then declines at the tailbud and tadpole stages.
(12) Fertilization of golden hamster eggs was blocked both in vitro and in vivo by antibodies produced in rabbits against specific hamster ovarian antigens (HOA).
(13) Multiple spawnings of individual females were also observed during the spawning period affecting the relative fecundity of the eggs.
(14) The faeces of forty-two were examined microscopically for nematode eggs.
(15) In Experiment 1 (summer), hens regained body weight more rapidly, returned to production faster, and had larger egg weights (Weeks 1 to 4) when fed the 16 or 13% CP molt diets than when fed the 10% CP molt diet.
(16) The time of sperm penetration in the mouse eggs, however, was delayed for one-half to one hour when ejaculated sperm were used.
(17) Polypeptides of egg-borne Sendai virus (egg Sendai), which is biologically active on the basis of criteria of the infectivity for L cells and of hemolytic and cell fusion activities, were compared by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with those of L cell-borne (L Sendai) and HeLa cell-borne Sendai (HeLa Sendai) viruses, which are judged biologically inactive by the above criteria.
(18) The pattern of day to day variability in egg counts from individuals can be characterized by the linear relationship between the logarithms of the variances and means.
(19) Rhabdomeres are substantially smaller and visual pigment is nearly eliminated when Drosophila are carotenoid-deprived from egg to adult.
(20) In conclusion, the main finding of the present investigation, based on the development of ME fragments comprising 40-50% of the total egg volume, is that ascidian embryos are capable of regulative development.
Quenelle
Definition:
(n.) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
Example Sentences:
(1) The French NBA star was pictured giving the “quenelle”, which has been described as a “reverse Nazi salute”, with its originator, the French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala.
(2) Photograph: William Latkin I served these in quenelles with a little green salad and some grape focaccia.
(3) However, he has failed to distance himself from groups and individuals who have posted photographs of themselves doing the quenelle outside synagogues, Holocaust memorials, Jewish schools and even at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
(4) Nicolas Anelka has refused to apologise for his controversial quenelle gesture and denied any anti-Semitic intent behind the celebration.
(5) He is, however, an expert in provocation, and that's what his latest acts and statements, including the famous "quenelle", are all about.
(6) While even Anelka would surely have not been so ignorant as to repeat his appalling quenelle celebration, a goal would have refocused attention on the controversial French striker at a time when it would be better for everybody if the spotlight was elsewhere.
(7) Anelka confirmed to Downing that he did perform a quenelle , described by some as a "reverse Nazi salute", after his 40th-minute strike at Upton Park but as far as the West Brom hierarchy are concerned, it was done as a tribute to the French comedian Dieudonné, a friend of Anelka. "
(8) On Twitter, Anelka continued: “With regard to the ministers who give their own interpretations of my quenelle, they are the ones that create confusion and controversy without knowing what it really means, this gesture.” Two other Premier League footballers, the Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri and the Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, have been photographed performing the quenelle.
(9) The quenelle outrage overshadowed an excellent display by Anelka at the weekend, when the 34-year-old scored his first goals for West Brom since joining the club on a free transfer in the summer.
(10) "The quenelle is a Nazi gesture that is clearly antisemitic and known to be such.
(11) Samir Nasri was pictured doing the controversial quenelle gesture outside Manchester City's training ground but says he did not know its meaning.
(12) Both antisemitic and anti-establishment, the quenelle (which Dieudonné’s wife actually trademarked) became a viral internet phenomenon, with tens of thousands of fans posting images of themselves doing it in front of synagogues and Holocaust memorials, at the gates of Auschwitz, on the beach, in their bedrooms, or – like Nicolas Anelka – on the football pitch.
(13) The gesture, known as the quenelle in French, is a mixture of an inverted Nazi salute and "up yours".
(14) The Board of Deputies of British Jews has described the quenelle as "antisemitic" and says Dieudonné "has form for race hate".
(15) The same can be said of the quenelle, the much-discussed gesture performed by West Brom's Nicholas Anelka as he celebrated scoring against West Ham last month and which this week saw him charged by the FA.
(16) The quenelle is Dieudonné's signature gesture, although he insists it is an anti-establishment gesture and not against Jewish people.
(17) The quenelle One hand points stiffly downwards, while the other is raised across the chest.
(18) Given the notoriety the quenelle has gained in France ever since Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala, a figure known for harbouring antisemitic views, first used it in 2009, it is inconceivable that Anelka was not aware of the outrage he would unleash by performing it in east London.
(19) The quenelle is deliberately vague, a kind of repressed Hitler salute, rightly described by one French journalist as reminiscent of the thwarted Nazi arm-movement of Peter Sellers's Dr Strangelove.
(20) This is the same aggravated rule breach of which Liverpool’s Luis Suárez and Chelsea’s John Terry were found guilty for on-field abuse of rival players, and West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas Anelka for using the antisemitic “quenelle” gesture .