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Floatation


Definition:

  • (n.) See Flotation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The vitamin A and test meals were given at noon (4 h after a standard breakfast), and blood was obtained hourly from noon to midnight for measurement of plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol concentrations; concentrations of TG and cholesterol in Sverdberg floatation (Sf) unit above 400 and Sf 20-400 lipoproteins; retinyl ester concentration in plasma; and both Sf more than 400 and Sf 20-400 lipoproteins.
  • (2) Mandibular first molars from 17-d-old mouse embryos were cultured in vitro for 2 to 4 d by a simple, disposable, improved floatation method.
  • (3) The floatation is expected to confirm him as China's richest man.
  • (4) Radial haemolysis appears to be as sensitive as immunofluorescence and floatation centrifugation.
  • (5) Light lysosomes were then freed from mitochondria and membranes by sucrose density gradient centrifugation and further purified by floatation-centrifugation on a sucrose gradient.
  • (6) It was ascertained that both orosomucoid and low-density lipoproteins obtained by floatation had no action on the hemolysis by Sendai virus while lipoproteins precipitated with dextrane sulphate showed a certain inhibiting effect.
  • (7) Previous studies have shown that these emulsions contain chylomicron-like emulsion particles of diameters of 300-400 nm and excess phospholipids aggregated as vesicles (liposomes), which remain in the infranatant upon floatation of the emulsion particles by ultracentrifugation.
  • (8) Facebook is currently lining up a $100bn floatation that could come as early as next April.
  • (9) Of a total of 254 dogs sampled using saturated brime solution floatation method and formalin-ether sedimentation method, 223 (86.97%) were infected.
  • (10) Gas caps, being conical accumulations of gas vacuoles, impart increased floatation to spores and favour therefore their distribution in nature.
  • (11) Nick Fletcher (@nickfletchergdn) 2000 sellers 600 buyers at Peel Hunt so far as private investors cash in October 11, 2013 Nick Fletcher (@nickfletchergdn) Peel Hunt: this is not "froth" its real, people buying, selling, averaging down October 11, 2013 8.33am BST Hundreds of millions of Royal Mail shares changing hands While Vince Cable was defending the Royal Mail floatation ( see 8.15am ), shares in the company continued to change hands at a huge premium to the 330p float price.
  • (12) Stool examination of 196 subjects from Sharkia Governorate was done by the use of direct smear, Zinc sulphate centrifugal floatation method and stool culture.
  • (13) The improved floatation method, as well as our previous method, was capable of the three-dimensional development of tooth germs.
  • (14) We have used a fractionation procedure involving bovine serum albumin gradient floatation, adherence to glass, and rosetting with antibody-coated sheep erythrocytes to purify an accessory cell fraction from Lewis rat spleens.
  • (15) Reorganization of hair-follicle rudiments was accompanied by reaggregation of the cells during a 24-hour initial culture with rotation, and the rudiments differentiated into hair follicles within a week during subsequent subculture of the cell aggregates by floatation.
  • (16) But somewhere between the non-coast guard approved rubber duckie floatation device and open manholes there is a happy middle ground.
  • (17) As the floatation method resulted in the three-dimensional development of the molars and the development of the enamel without the presence of histological disturbances, it was considered superior to other culture methods for the facilitation of orientation and the development of cusps.
  • (18) The possibility that floatation of the cultures was necessary to allow access to the basolateral surface of cells was tested by culturing cells on nitrocellulose filters in Millicell (Millipore Corp., Bedford, MA) chambers.
  • (19) As if that wasn't enough to drain any possible pleasure out of the experience, the lifeguards, who could pass for navy Seal trainees, were so authoritarian that a five-year-old girl was ordered out of the toddler section because her rubber duckie ring was not a "coast guard approved floatation device".
  • (20) Free Con A-Sepharose beads could be separated from the bound beads (cell-bead complexes) by sedimentation of the high density beads and floatation of the low density complexes.

Launching


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Launch

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On Friday night, in a stadium built in an area once deemed an urban wasteland, the flame that has journeyed from Athens to every corner of these islands will light the fire that launches the London Olympics of 2012.
  • (2) A survey carried out two and three years after the launch of the official campaign also showed a reduction in the prevalence of rickets in children taking low dose supplements equivalent to about 2.5 micrograms (100 IU) vitamin D daily.
  • (3) Other recommendations for immediate action included a review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Medical Council for doctors, with possible changes to their structures; the possible transfer of powers to launch criminal prosecutions for care scandals from the Health and Safety Executive to the Care Quality Council; and a new inspection regime, which would focus more closely on how clean, safe and caring hospitals were.
  • (4) Mindful of their own health ahead of their mission, astronauts at the Russia-leased launchpad in Kazakhstan remain in strict isolation in the days ahead of any launch to avoid exposure to infection.
  • (5) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
  • (6) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
  • (7) She successfully appealed against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission, but neighbours have launched a legal challenge to be heard at the high court in June.
  • (8) Responding to a “We the People” petition, launched after Snowden’s initial leaks were published in the Guardian two years ago, the Obama administration on Tuesday reiterated its belief that he should face criminal charges for his actions.
  • (9) The number of seats has been reduced from 72,000 to 68,000, with another 12,000 to be added after the Games to meet the 80,000 minimum required in case Japan launches a bid to host the football World Cup.
  • (10) It will form part of an investigation launched by the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, on the orders of David Cameron to determine the British government's actions over the raid on Sikhism's holiest site in Amritsar.
  • (11) Read more After Monday’s launch at 7.30am (11.30pm GMT), the taikonauts will dock with the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, where they will spend about a month, testing systems and processes for space stays and refuelling, and doing scientific experiments.
  • (12) Following its success, Littleloud created a version of the game for Apple's iPad, launched onto the App Store at Christmas.
  • (13) Kiev said the jets were downed by a missile launched from Russian territory , and that the pilots had parachuted out.
  • (14) In spite of this fundamental disagreement, they were both relieved that President Obama has suspended his plan to launch missiles against Syria .
  • (15) In the Isa world, the past few weeks have seen a flurry of new launches , some offering table-topping rates .
  • (16) We believe Oisin has a very exciting future at the BBC.” Clarkson, May and Hammond have signed up to launch a rival show on Amazon’s TV service , while Chris Evans is currently filming a new series of the BBC’s Top Gear show with fellow presenters Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Jordan.
  • (17) Its Google Preferred initiative, launched in October 2014, packages up its most popular channels into more appealing media buys for big brands.
  • (18) The soldiers allegedly launched the attack after one of their comrades was killed when he became involved in an argument over a woman near Fizi hospital.
  • (19) He was given a standing ovation as he arrived on stage for the launch event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, San Francisco.
  • (20) As well as stocking second-hand items for purchase, charity shops such as Oxfam have launched Christmas gifts to provide specific help for poor communities abroad.

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