(v. t.) To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
Example Sentences:
(1) Dietary factors affect intestinal P450s markedly--iron restriction rapidly decreased intestinal P450 to beneath detectable values; selenium deficiency acted similarly but was less effective; Brussels sprouts increased intestinal AHH activity 9.8-fold, ECOD activity 3.2-fold, and P450 1.9-fold; fried meat and dietary fat significantly increased intestinal EROD activity; a vitamin A-deficient diet increased, and a vitamin A-rich diet decreased intestinal P450 activities; and excess cholesterol in the diet increased intestinal P450 activity.
(2) The inner table of the skull over the lesion was eroded.
(3) Trabecular bone volume, osteoid amount, and eroded surfaces were measured.
(4) An equal increase in the number of eroded joints in hands and toes was seen in the penicillamine and the gold group.
(5) Whereas a simple tympanoplasty could cure a localized pearl, typically anterosuperior in the mesotympanum, the stapes is fast eroded (7 cases) if progression goes on.
(6) The eroded and now enlarged lacunar surfaces were lined by newly formed bone and osteoblasts.
(7) Treatment with I3C resulted in a 3-fold increase in ethoxyresorufine-O-deethylase (Erod) activity and a 2-fold increase in ethoxycoumarine-O-deethylase (Etco) activity.
(8) Enlargement in an adjacent conjugating foramen forms a tumour which may narrow the spinal canal (1 case diagnosed by CAT) or erode the vertebral body, so compromising the spinal support.
(9) October 23, 2013 And on unemployment: The recent reduction in the unemployment rate [to 7.7%] indicated that slack in the economy was, as anticipated, being eroded as activity picked up.
(10) But surely all this short-form writing is eroding literacy?
(11) For me, this is what needs to change - we need a cultural shift in our attitudes and behaviours and that needs to see all of us standing up and calling out harassment and misogyny, whether it is in the street or the workplace, to erode that normalisation that makes perpetrators feel safe doing it again and again.
(12) Chromatographic fractionation of the RXM indicated that there exist at least four different 13C acid-condensation products in the RXM with the ability to induce EROD.
(13) And indeed, Tony Abbott’s new pension plan, to save $2.4bn over two years and an undisclosed sum beyond that by reversing a Howard government decision that allowed quite wealthy retirees to claim a part-pension, is much fairer than last year’s plan to erode the value of all pensions over time.
(14) In the austerity programme that followed the financial crisis, state support for those at the bottom of society has been eroded.
(15) How about the executive chairman of the company whose software has been crucial in eroding the Canadian company's position in the consumer market?
(16) Backed by the British government, it was controversial among many campaigners in the UK and Europe , because it was seen a template for how multinational businesses wish to erode national regulations in favour of a more unfettered market access.
(17) An unusual post-coarctation mycotic aortic aneurysm that had eroded into the left main stem bronchus was identified and replaced with a Dacron graft.
(18) On the contrary, inactive joints by repeated scanning never eroded.
(19) At operation, the tumour was found to have eroded the stapes.
(20) As low interest rates erode the value of people's hard-earned savings, I would also like to see the chancellor allowing higher ISA limits, so that at least any meagre interest people do earn on their savings will not be taxed as well.
Exode
Definition:
(n.) Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
(n.) The final chorus; the catastrophe.
(n.) An afterpiece of a comic description, either a farce or a travesty.
Example Sentences:
(1) This result implies that the nodule invasion defect of exoD mutants arises from their sensitivity to alkaline conditions and, furthermore, that alkaline conditions may obtain in the developing infection thread.
(2) In this study, we characterize mutant phenotypes of exoD strains in both free-living and symbiotic states.
(3) Rhizobium meliloti exoD mutants are deficient in invasion of alfalfa nodules and, as a consequence, the nodules that exoD strains induce fail to fix nitrogen.
(4) The deduced amino acid sequence of ExoD is extremely hydrophobic, suggesting that the protein is membrane associated.
(5) Nodules induced by exoD mutants are generally small and empty of bacteria, and exhibit the same structural features as nodules induced by other invasion-deficient mutants.
(6) exoD mutants are thus alkali sensitive for both free-living and symbiotic phenotypes.
(7) The results suggest that exoD represents a new class of Rhizobium genes required for nodule invasion, distinct from the other exo genes and the ndv genes.
(8) Mutations in the exoD gene result in altered exopolysaccharide production and in a nodule invasion defect.
(9) However, the effects of exoD mutations on exopolysaccharide production and growth on various media are different from the effects of other exo and ndv mutations.
(10) NGR234 exoD was found to be an operon that included genes equivalent to exoM, exoA, and exoL in R. meliloti.
(11) Interestingly, we find that buffering the plant growth medium at slightly acidic pH (6.0-6.5) restores the ability of exoD mutants to invade alfalfa nodules.
(12) Loci involved in effective nodule formation (fix-379, fix-382, fix-383, fix-385, and fix-388), polysaccharide synthesis (exoR, exoS, exoC, and ndvB), nodule invasion (exoD), and nitrogen regulation (ntrA) were ordered with respect to previously mapped markers and each other.
(13) The presence of the glucan and normal LPS in the exoA, exoD, exoF, and exoH mutants eliminated defects in these carbohydrates as explanations for the nodule entry defects of these mutants.
(14) For the Calcofluor-dim exoD mutant, the distribution of high- and low-molecular-weight forms depended on the growth medium.
(15) We show that exoD mutants are sensitive to alkaline conditions, ceasing to grow at elevated pH in liquid yeast extract cultures and exhibiting decreased viability in alkaline medium.
(16) All of the exo mutants except exoD and exoH completely lacked both forms.
(17) Finally, exoD mutations behave differently from other exo mutations in their ability to be suppressed or complemented extracellularly.
(18) However previous genetic and biochemical evidence suggested that the nodule invasion defect of exoD mutants arose from a biochemical deficiency distinct from those of both EPS I-deficient exo mutants and ndv mutants.
(19) In this work we show that the stage of symbiotic arrest of exoD mutants is similar to that of other exo and ndv mutants.