(n.) The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.
(n.) That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
(n.) The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
(n.) A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mannose receptor mediated uptake by the reticuloendothelial system has been suggested as an explanation for the rapid removal of ricin A chain antibody conjugates from the circulation after their administration.
(2) Thus the failure to raise anti-Id with internal image characteristics may provide an explanation for the lack of anti-gp120 activity reported in anti-Id antisera raised to multiple anti-CD4 antibodies.
(3) "Gut closure" is an unlikely explanation for these findings.
(4) The following possible explanations were discussed: a) the tested psychotropic drugs block prostaglandin receptors in the stomach; b) the test substances react with prostaglandin in the nutritive solution; c) the substances stimulate metabolic processes in the stomach wall that break down prostaglandin.
(5) It is possible that the formation of a mycetoma grain may limit a patient's exposure to antigens which confer specificity, an explanation which may also account for the variability in antibody responses seen.
(6) This paper provides an overview of the theory, indicating its contributions--such as a basis for individual psychotherapy of severe disorders and a more effective understanding of countertransference--and its shortcomings--such as lack of an explanation for the effects of physical and cognitive factors on object relatedness.
(7) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
(8) Injections of l-amphetamine were not effective, ruling out non-specific effects of pH, osmolarity and the like and also ruling out noradrenergic actions as explanations of the behavioral effects.
(9) The interactions of nitrous oxide with cytochrome c oxidase isolated from bovine heart muscle have been investigated in search of an explanation for the inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by the inhalation anesthetic.
(10) Its potential association with midline facial defects as well as an alternative embryological explanation is discussed.
(11) A model for the binuclear iron center of ribonucleotide reductase is presented in which the hydroxide ligand sites provide an explanation for the half-of-sites reactivity of the enzyme.
(12) It was not certain whether the association was real or what the explanation might be.
(13) Such an explanation not only remains vague and speculative but deserves criticism also for being incomplete.
(14) The only explanation he can come up with is that Cameron is worried about his legacy.
(15) Transfer of nonprofessional tasks out of nursing and reduction of tension arising from reduced responsibility of nurses for coordinating activities with ancillary departments are possible explanations for the positive relation between the presence of SUM and professional nurses' satisfaction.
(16) The explanation in other cases may be behavioral: women who use birth control may be less risk taking in their sexual behavior.
(17) Possible explanations for the increased ability to better tolerate exercise and activities of daily living (ADL) after training include: 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements in mechanical efficiency, 3) improved cardiovascular conditioning, 4) improved muscle function, 5) biochemical adaptations responsible for reducing glucose utilization, 6) desensitization to dyspnea, and 7) contributions from better self-care.
(18) Patients with a high titre p24 antibody response progress to AIDS more slowly, and these data provide an explanation why p24 antigenaemia is not universally detected in patients with AIDS.
(19) An explanation of this in terms of terrestrial snail (intermediate host) populations and a suggestion for the possible use of these data in developing a predictive model for forecasting lungworm levels for use in in bighorn sheep management are given.
(20) We propose a structural explanation of these facts based on the known crystal structure of concanavalin A.
Hyphen
Definition:
(n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
(v. t.) To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
Example Sentences:
(1) The 3' end of the cell cycle regulated mRNA terminates immediately following the region of hyphenated dyad symmetry typical of most histone mRNAs, whereas the constitutively expressed mRNA has a 1798 nt non-translated trailer that contains the same region of hyphenated dyad symmetry but is polyadenylated.
(2) Termination of sar RNA synthesis occurs after transcription of the first and second Ts of a TTTA sequence following a region of hyphenated dyad symmetry.
(3) The H2B protein coding region of HHC289 is flanked at the 3' end by a 1798-nt nontranslated trailer that contains a region of hyphenated dyad symmetry and a poly(A) addition sequence, followed by a poly(A) tail.
(4) Her relations address letters to our children using an invented hyphenated surname.
(5) It was possible to classify the patients into three groups with focal, hyphenated and linear attachment, respectively.
(6) Between these extremes were cases in which hyphenations along a locus of linear attachment allowed additional communications between the ventricular compartments.
(7) Features of the sequence involved in recognition by the T7 RNA polymerase are discussed and include the following region of hyphenated 2-fold symmetry (boxed regions are related through a 2-fold axis of symmetry at the center of the sequence shown).
(8) Size, ejection and displacement indexes of the functional right ventricle measured from the angiograms suggested that the severity of the malformation increased from focal attachment through hyphenated to linear attachment.
(9) Its vague and fluid nature allowed space for a range of options, hyphens and elisions.
(10) There has been rather a lot of talk recently of hard work: the mythical individuals who are thus wired – from politicians to Hollywood stars , households of folks so hard-working they sometimes have to drop the hyphen for efficiency .
(11) This binding region of the beta-actin enhancer contained a hyphenated dyad symmetry and an enhancer core-like sequence.
(12) She is clearly not an activist of the old school.” One way to understand Watson’s very 21st-century celebrity activism is to see her as a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur in the vein of Beyoncé and Gwyneth Paltrow .
(13) The Sunday crossword puzzle had the following cue for 4 down: "Places for day-care" (spelled, with the purist's uncertainty, with a hyphen).
(14) Alterations of specific bases in a region of hyphenated dyad symmetry located in the leader established that base pairing in the 5' terminal region of the pyrC leader transcript is required for normal regulation of dihydroorotase synthesis.
(15) The ends of the region of homology between pIM13 and pE194 were associated with hyphenated dyad symmetries.
(16) Footprints containing hyphenated palindrome sequences, found in the promoter regions of both genes, suggest the possible involvement of other classes of transcription factor.
(17) In the sequence alignments, identity between residues is indicated by a hyphen (-).
(18) The gene contains sequences that strongly resemble those found in E. coli promoters, an E. coli type of ribosomal binding site, and a hyphenated dyad sequence at the 3' end of the gene which resembles the rho-independent terminators found in some E. coli genes.
(19) The 24 base pair hyphenated palindrome at the 3' end of the HKB gene may be a site for termination of transcription of this gene.
(20) But apparently, yes – while hyphenations of both surnames are becoming more common, it is still rare for a woman to pass on her surname when it is different from the father's.