(n.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.
Example Sentences:
(1) In vitro studies showed that BOF-A2 was rapidly degraded to EM-FU and CNDP in homogenates of the liver and small intestine of mice and rats, and in sera of mice, rats and human, and the conversion of EM-FU to 5-FU occurred only in the microsomal fraction of rat liver in the presence of NADPH.
(2) The distribution of MR values in the 84 Parkinsonian patients classified as extensive metabolisers (EM) showed a less efficient oxidative rate when compared with controls of the same phenotype (p less than 0.001).
(3) An argon dye laser system with lambda em=630 nm (400 mW cm-2) was used for PDT with a total light dose of 400 J cm-2.
(4) He took 'em and he came back, and I got to respect that part of the man.
(5) The presence of rotavirus was studied by direct electron microscopy (EM) and by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
(6) The effect of sex steroids on the regulation of hepatocyte resting membrane potential (Em) was investigated.
(7) Analyses of mitotic activities and chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes of human peripheral blood have been utilized to evaluate 24-hour cytotoxic and genetic effect of various concentrations (0, 12, 60, 120, 240, 360 mumol l-1) of ethylmalonate platinum (EM-Pt) in vitro.
(8) The pattern of vasodilatation induced by warm Ringer solution was different from the vasodilatory effect of weak EM field radiation.
(9) The half time of ADM levels in Lp-Em were longer than that in lipiodol urografin suspension.
(10) 13-20 kb of fragments recovered from agarose gel were cloned in bacteriophage EM-BL4 vector.
(11) H+ influx is driven by and leads to a reduction of Em.
(12) Skeletal muscle intracellular amino acids and transmembrane potential difference (Em) were measured in hospitalized volunteers during starvation and refeeding with total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
(13) Emory mice (EM) are genetically predisposed to late-onset cataract formation.
(14) In the wild strain (Em 5297a) thiourea is tenfold more toxic on an allantoin medium than on an inorganic nitrogen medium; allantoin as well as urea counteract thiourea toxicity in the allantoin nitrogen medium.
(15) LM showed a vacuolar degeneration of the optic fiber layer; the EM confirmed these results showing an optic fiber cytoskeleton modification together with glial proliferation.
(16) As the resolution of the light microscope does not allow an accurate characterization of anomalies, only EM images have been taken into account.
(17) The recently characterized eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS), which is thought to have been induced by contaminated L-tryptophan preparations, is similar to the TOS in some particulars.
(18) This has been demonstrated by resolving the Em of cytochrome c2 before and after the conformational change.
(19) Among 45 patients without significant lesions, ST depression occurred in 19 during TM, but in only 7 during EM (42% vs 16%, p < 0.01).
(20) Accompanying this acidification, there was a rapid depolarization of membrane potential (Em), a decrease in membrane resistance (Rm) and increase in internal or bulk resistance (Ri).
Rhea
Definition:
(n.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
(n.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.
Example Sentences:
(1) Among those speaking at the Liverpool Momentum meeting on Tuesday night was Rhea Wolfson, the Momentum-backed candidate for a place on the Labour national executive committee, which helps govern the party.
(2) The mute swan (Cygnus olor), mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), common gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), common rhea (Rhea americana), and red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) were the 5 species most frequently affected of the 1,032 deaths from 1973 through 1983.
(3) President Obama hit the nail on the head by urging us to focus on expanding jobs in our nation’s infrastructure,” said Rhea Suh, the president of the National Resources Defence Council.
(4) In the latter order Dromaius is distinctly different from the reduced Struthio and Rhea which are closely related to one another by the presence of a rod-like endonuclear perforatorium.
(5) I kept thinking there must be an entire population of women like me, struggling day after day.” The medical visits had slowed down and Rhea felt frustrated and dejected at her painstakingly slow recovery.
(6) An in vitro enzymatic assay that transfers [3H]Gal to terminal GlcNAc moieties labels alpha A and alpha B crystallins in lens homogenates from man, rhesus monkey, rat, cow, and rhea (an ostrich-like bird).
(7) Similar organisms were identified by Warthin-Starry staining in the cecum of a juvenile rhea from a fourth flock that histologically had mild lymphocytic typhlitis.
(8) Unsurprisingly, both Rhea and John can’t help but think about cancer recurrence and what they might do differently the next time around.
(9) On one side sat two people close to the Corbyn project: the veteran Labour leftie and Momentum founder Jon Lansman , and Rhea Wolfson , a Scottish Momentum activist recently elected to Labour’s national executive.
(10) By homologous comparison with pheasant HbD (Phasianus colchicus colchicus), the alpha D-chains of American rhea differ by 28 amino-acid exchanges, the alpha D-chains of ostrich by 23 residues.
(11) The work done during each step to lift and to reaccelerate (in the forward direction) and center of mass has been measured during locomotion in bipeds (rhea and turkey), quadrupeds (dogs, stump-tailed macaques, and ram), and hoppers (kangaroo and springhare).
(12) It’s a simple idea that will change the world: cut carbon pollution today so our kids won’t inherit climate chaos tomorrow,” said the Natural Resources Defense Council president, Rhea Suh.
(13) Rhea Suh, the president of the US-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), said: “India’s strong climate plan offers a comprehensive approach to curb the worst impacts of climate change.” Germana Canzi, an analyst at UK-based Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, hailed India’s pledge as significant and said: “The path of that India will now take in its development is extremely important for the future of the climate, particularly as the country is set to surpass China to become the world’s most populous country by 2028, with 1.45 billion people.” Nitin Pandit, CEO of the World Resources Institute in India, said: “As one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, India recognises the domestic benefits of confronting this issue.
(14) "Even up here there are living creatures: vicuñas, rheas and vizcachas.
(15) The amino-acid sequence of alpha D-chains from HbD of adult American rhea and ostrich has been determined.
(16) New data on the cell kinetics of the cartilage growth plates in the chicken, budgerigar and rhea derived from studies with tritiated thymidine labelling are given.
(17) Rhea and her husband read extensively and asked many questions, suppressing the frequent misgiving that they were treading in the doctor’s territory.
(18) Intensive chemotherapy followed and with it, a series of severe complications including pneumonia, significant weight loss and, like Rhea, debilitating fatigue, which at its peak forced him to use two walking sticks to stand up.
(19) The ratio of amino-acid exchanges for beta:alpha A:alpha D for American rhea and ostrich is found to be 1:5.5:6.5.
(20) The landing-strip was fenced off to stop the horses, wild pigs and rheas eating the grass.