(n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
(n.) One who fishes.
Example Sentences:
(1) These data agree with the recent assignment of DIA1 to chromosome G22 by Fisher et al.
(2) Concentrations of DLIS were detectable in significantly more (58.3%) of the 12 CHF patients (group A) who were not receiving digoxin than in the 22 normal volunteers tested (13.6%) (P less than 0.05 by both chi-square and Fisher's exact test).
(3) Another feature of TWINAN90 is the optional output of a pedigree file which can be read by the quantitative genetics package FISHER.
(4) t-Student-Fisher tests have been used to compare an observed mean and a theoretic one, and to compare two observed means, with independent data.
(5) In a statement, Fisher Price said: “We recently learned of a security vulnerability with our Fisher-Price WiFi-connected Smart Toy Bear.
(6) When such theory is combined with the sex ratio theory of Fisher (9), a body of consistent predictions emerges regarding the haplodiploid Hymenoptera.
(7) Twelve of the 24 patients were treated within 24 hours and had a significantly superior outcome when compared to the 12 who were treated more than 24 hours after intraarterial drug injection (p less than 0.001, Fisher's exact test).
(8) After treatment, replicative forms of hepatitis B virus DNA were present in the liver specimens of four of five placebo-treated patients but in only one of seven thymosin-treated patients (p less than 0.04, Fisher's exact test).
(9) The Fisher exact test was applied to find the relationship between these abnormalities; no relationship was found.
(10) Thyrotropin increased the steady state levels of ferritin heavy chain messenger RNA in cultured Fisher rat thyroid (FRTL5) cells by about 2.5-fold.
(11) Once seen as the preserve of the tech-savvy, early adopters and gamers, adblocking has now moved into the mainstream,” said Bill Fisher, senior analyst at eMarketer.
(12) When laboratories were analyzed according to hospital size, the proficiency in performing the proper susceptibility testing was 55% (6 of 11) for hospitals with more than 400 beds versus 3% (2 of 58) for hospitals with fewer than 100 beds (P less than 0.0001 by Fisher's exact test).
(13) A significant correlation was noted between presence of sharp waves in the 6-month postoperative EEG and recurrence of seizures (Fisher's exact test p = 0.011) and also with the extent of the resection (complete vs. incomplete p = 0.042).
(14) Twelve aged (22 months), 12 adult (12 months) and 12 young (3 months) male Fisher 344 rats were compared on acquisition of a two-choice win-stay (spatial delayed matching-to-sample) water-escape working memory task.
(15) Rob Fisher, head of UK personal investments at Fidelity, thinks tax considerations alone make it worthwhile using the full limit.
(16) Fisher, who cannot afford to live in town, said the dearth of available land made it hard for developers to find plots where they could achieve the 20% margins they generally wanted, which meant community, non-profit alternatives needed to be considered.
(17) There was no significant difference in mean values (P = 0.96, analysis of variance) or frequency of CM score greater than 4 (P = 0.85, Fisher exact test).
(18) Fisher and marten appeared to be the key hosts maintaining Trichinella in the Algonquin region, but transmission dynamics were unclear.
(19) Comparisons were done by Fisher's test; significance was defined as a P value of less than 0.05.
(20) A Fisher and Paykel anesthetic humidifier was employed in the exhalation side of Jackson Rees type breathing circuit between the anesthesia machine and patient's endotracheal tube.
Wisher
Definition:
(n.) One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
Example Sentences:
(1) A Facebook page created for friends, family and well-wishers to write messages of sympathy was filling with tributes.
(2) In the days that followed, thousands of flowers carpeted Martin Place, left by mourners and well-wishers.
(3) She insisted she was not depressed or mentally ill and thanked her friends, family and colleagues for their support, as well as messages she had received from well-wishers around the world.
(4) Peter McGraith and David Cabreza will be married after 17 years together, on the stroke of midnight on Friday at Islington town hall, north London, in the presence of friends, campaigners, well-wishers and Peter Tatchell (they're not necessarily mutually exclusive, these categories).
(5) The funeral was not open to the public, but several dozen well-wishers left flowers at the entrance to the library’s private drive.
(6) It is shown that the procedure described by Wisher & Evans [(1975) Biochem.
(7) David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, thanked well-wishers today for their messages of support following the death of their son, Ivan.
(8) A large media presence is expected at Sandringham on Christmas Day when the Queen and her family are to walk to and from church, greeting well-wishers along the way.
(9) As we talk at the Posk centre, which has been cleaned of the graffiti daubed on it last week, journalists from around the world inspect the vases of flowers from local well-wishers and the memorials in the lobby to fallen Polish heroes from the second world war, during which 2,408 Polish airmen alone were killed.
(10) Misguided attempts by well-wishers to literally or metaphorically pat her on the back and praise her "pluckiness" are given short shrift.
(11) Dubs told the Guardian he had received many messages of support from well-wishers concerned about the plight of up to 95,000 children who are thought to have reached Europe without their families after fleeing Syria and other war zones in the Middle East.
(12) As news of his death filtered out of the maximum security prison, his family was still huddled in an area of the prison grounds, surrounded by well-wishers.
(13) Hundreds of well-wishers gathered on a crisp Christmas morning to watch the Queen and other members of the royal family attend the traditional church service at Sandringham, Norfolk.
(14) Hillary Clinton concedes presidential election to Donald Trump: 'We must accept this result' Read more About four hours later, at least 100 well-wishers assembled at the Douglas G Griffin elementary school in Clinton’s adopted hometown of Chappaqua to watch her cast her vote.
(15) The family continue to be grateful for all well-wishers, though they do seek privacy during this difficult period of rehabilitation.
(16) On Wednesday, she flew to Tahoua, eastern Niger, where she received a rapturous welcome complete with a rock band and dancers brandishing swords and spears, with hundreds of well-wishers lined up at the edge of the runway.
(17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ronald Reagan waving to well-wishers on the White House Lawn in 1986.
(18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest James Joyce’s letter to a well-wisher.
(19) On the site of the original compound stands a large white wooden church, built this year by various well-wishers, including Goins.
(20) Thousands of well-wishers sent him cash to pay it– money, he says, he accepted as loans, despite his concern about repercussions and despite having other ways to find the money, because he felt it was important to recognise the stirrings of civic instinct.