(n.) A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church.
(n.) A weathercock.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two global suppressors (Val-331 greater than Ala and Ala-334 greater than Val) have been identified for temperature-sensitive folding (tsf) mutations in gene 9 of bacteriophage P22 (Mitraki, A., Fane, B., Haase-Pettingell, C., Sturtevant, J., and King, J.
(2) Suppressor mutations which alleviate the defects in folding mutants of the P22 gene 9 tailspike protein have recently been isolated (Fane, B. and King, J.
(4) Within this eight gene cluster, fanE and fanF have not yet been sequenced.
(5) The results showed that the penultimate tyrosine residue is essential for the expression of mature fibrillar subunits and suggested a function in the interaction with the periplasmic transport protein FanE.
(6) In this study, fanE and fanF genes were sequenced by analyzing several DNA fragments produced by endonuclease or exonuclease digestion.
(7) The fanE gene encoded 227 amino acids containing 20 amino acids of signal peptide starting from GTG (valine) and showed a homology to fanA-fanB.
(8) Jewellery trader Harry Fane, younger son of the Earl of Westmorland, who had a total of up to £700,000 in HSBC Swiss accounts, confided to the bank that he wanted large sums of cash “to fund ongoing building work on his property in London”.
(9) The nucleotide sequence of faeE and fanE, two genes involved in the biosynthesis of K88 and K99 fimbriae, respectively, was determined and the amino acid sequence of the FaeE and FanE proteins was deduced.
(10) The men-only club, named after the alleged male lover of Edward II, king of England from 1307 to 1327, was founded in 1977 and carries the motto: “ Fane non memini ne audisse unum alterum ita dilixisse .” It translates to: Truly, none remember hearing of a man enjoying another so much.
Wane
Definition:
(v. i.) To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.
(v. i.) To decline; to fail; to sink.
(v. t.) To cause to decrease.
(n.) The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
(1) These were not observed in area 5, although here the distribution of callosal neurons waxed and waned in the tangential cortical plane.
(2) Follow-up results from 10 controlled trials are consistent with waning of BCG protective efficacy with time since vaccination.
(3) Pharmacists are criticized for a failing sense of mission and a waning dependence on knowledge.
(4) The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic shows no sign of waning.
(5) Ferguson’s influence at Old Trafford has clearly waned since the Moyes appointment but, notably, there is no admission on his part that he chose the wrong man, insisting that the club followed a rigorous and methodical selection process.
(6) The wane in US power over the country it invaded eight years ago, coupled with a return to political prominence for Sadrists, seems to have been enough to lure Sadr back to Najaf, which he fled in 2004 after it was surrounded by US troops.
(7) Pretreatment with cyclophosphamide caused a delay in the development and waning of reactivity.
(8) Since then of course his popularity has waned, his net satisfaction rating is now negative.” The latest Newspoll has Labor ahead by two percentage points in two-party preferred terms (49% to 51%).
(9) It is suggested that the response of prenatally stimulated animals had waned before birth.
(10) After rising employment has failed to lift output as far as hoped, this reflects waning hopes about the potential of the UK economy once restored to full pelt.
(11) IL-2 production in soluble egg Ag-stimulated spleen cells of mice was detectable at 6, peaked at 8 and waned by 20 wk of the infection.
(12) High concentrations of cobratoxin depressed indirect twitches and endplate potentials (e.p.ps) without inducing waning of contractilities or run-down of trains of e.p.ps evoked at 10-100 Hz.
(13) The level of antigranulocyte antibody in the serum often begins to wane prior to improvement in the ANC and can give an indication of when recovery will begin to occur.
(14) We have already seen in this World Cup that European powers are on the wane.
(15) The effect began to appear in about 20 min after administration, the peak effect was attained in 120 min and later on this waned off completely by 24 h. The effect was similar in young (15 days) and in adult (70 days) rats.
(16) It is provisionally suggested that enhancement of the perseveration represents an innate response to stressful stimuli, but as animals learn mastery over the response contingencies, the persistence in adopting such a response strategy wanes.
(17) The placebo effect gradually waned, but the response to the active combination was maintained for the duration of the study.
(18) Other evidence is provided by the waning and waxing of gastritis, which has been correlated in several studies with clearance followed by recrudescence of the organisms.
(19) Yet Spurs' interest in Van Gaal has not waned even in light of Sherwood's impressive impact in his first senior management role.
(20) There have been suggestions in recent weeks that the US support for the Syrian non-extremist opposition is waning, and the US has reluctantly concluded that unwavering Russian support for Assad means the only way to oust Isis is by making cause with Russia and Assad.