(n.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species.
(n.) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
(v. i.) To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.
(n.) The act of floundering.
Example Sentences:
(1) Isolated renal tubules and renal clearance techniques were used to characterize the renal handling of 2-deoxy-D-galactose (2-d-Gal) by the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus).
(2) The flounder developed renal and pancreatic neoplasms and hepatotoxic neoplastic precursor lesions, demonstrating trophic transfer of sediment-bound carcinogens up the food chain.
(3) The changes in arterial blood pressure and plasma cortisol concentration in response to exogenous angiotensin II (AII) and to manipulation of the endogenous renin-angiotensin system (RAS) have been examined in the flounder, Platichthys flesus.
(4) Both cortisol and thyroid hormones were detected in newly fertilized eggs of the Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus.
(5) And it has left the international community floundering as it tries to respond to conflicts spilling across the globe.
(6) With England floundering at 111 for five after 29 overs in pursuit of the 301 required for victory, he kept cracking the ball to the boundary in a manner way beyond his colleagues.
(7) DNA sequence analysis of a tandemly repeated gene from winter flounder showed that it can code for one of the two most abundant AFP components in the serum.
(8) According to a paper published in the journal Science on Thursday, large and bottom-dwelling species carry most risk, which means cod, flounder, halibut, pollock, skate and sole from the waters in question could be off limits for years, .
(9) The strategic locations are: Stratford, in east London, which is seen as an emerging Olympic city and centrepiece of the country's bid for the 2012 Olympics; Greenwich and Woolwich, involving new and rebuilt communities near the floundering millennium dome site; Barking, where work has already begun on a new township; Thurrock in Essex, involving a new urban development corporation with sweeping planning powers, and North Kent Thameside, between Dartford and Gravesend, which embraces Ebbsfleet.
(10) Metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in vivo and in vitro was studied using two benthic fish species, English sole (Parophrys vetulus) and starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), and Sprague-Dawley rats.
(11) This was especially crucial in 2001, as Labor floundered in the face of a manufactured refugee crisis.
(12) We have investigated the volume-activated transport of organic solutes in flounder erythrocytes.
(13) The observation that two classes of neuronal depolarizing agents (veratrine and scorpion venom) cause TTX-sensitive inhibition of basal ion transport establishes that NaCl absorption in flounder intestine is subject to regulation by enteric nerves located in the submucosa.
(14) Zinc levels in windowpane flounder liver were about 6 to 9 times greater than the 4 to 10 ppm levels found in muscle.
(15) High rates of drinking in seawater-adapted, compared with freshwater (FW)-adapted, flounder were associated with raised plasma chloride and osmotic concentrations.
(16) The farmers, led by Peter Kendall, the NFU president, got cold feet last week, but were bounced into hanging in there by Paterson and Downing Street, the latter terrified of another U-turn in the week that saw David Cameron flounder on an energy bill pledge and his chief whip, Andrew Mitchell, resign.
(17) The level of chemical modification of hepatic DNA in juvenile flounder was 2-4 fold lower than that for juvenile sole and concentration of BaP 7,8-diol glucuronide in bile of sole was significantly higher than that in flounder bile, although the rate of formation of BaP 7,8-diol by hepatic microsomes was comparable for both species.
(18) Specifically, the yellowtail antifreeze protein, in contrast to that of the winter flounder, contains a fourth 11-amino-acid repeat and lacks several of the hydrophilic residues that have been postulated to aid in the binding of the protein to ice crystals.
(19) In the second experiment, premetamorphic flounder larvae were treated with two doses of T4 and three doses of T3.
(20) It is one thing that Mark Hughes, the only manager to guide the club to three successive top-half finishes in the top division and the introducer of a charming style of play, now seems to be floundering.
Halibut
Definition:
(n.) A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.
Example Sentences:
(1) In only one published controlled trial fish oil has been given to pregnant women, namely in that conducted during 1938-9 in London by the People's League of Health with a dietary supplement containing vitamins, minerals, and halibut liver oil.
(2) I choose the halibut fillet with scallops, dauphinoise potatoes, veg melange and pesto tapenade.
(3) According to a paper published in the journal Science on Thursday, large and bottom-dwelling species carry most risk, which means cod, flounder, halibut, pollock, skate and sole from the waters in question could be off limits for years, .
(4) Since 2007, Gigha has provided award-winning halibut to the wholesale fish trade, easing the pressure on a wild stock that has almost collapsed.
(5) "Twenty years ago, drink-driving was OK and eating wild halibut was OK. Now eating wild is becoming something people raise their eyebrows at – and we know what's happened with drink-driving."
(6) Now it hosts 6,000 halibut until they are at marketable size.
(7) In a marine flatfish halibut, (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), we have found a more specialized hatching process.
(8) nov., was isolated from the adherent bacterial epiflora of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) eggs and was shown to be an opportunistic pathogen for halibut eggs and larvae.
(9) Unlike the flabby, slimy stuff we have come to accept as farmed salmon, this halibut is lean and far better to eat – in terms of ethics and taste – than its wild brothers.
(10) After viewing the exhibition it was downstairs for a lunch of locally caught halibut and local beer.
(11) Back at the tanks, Wilkieson says farming halibut is worth it because it tastes so good.
(12) • Buy smoked Gigha halibut online at gighahalibut.co.uk • This article was amended on 24 May 2013.
(13) From review of pediatrics texts from 1830 to 1850, a recommended treatment plan would have included (1) general measures such as country air and exercise, and fish oils such as cod and halibut (vitamin D), and (2) specific treatments of tonics (containing combinations of belladonna, opium, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, and potassium chloride) emphasizing alkalis, and splinting and bracing the limbs.
(14) "Our veterinarian and medical bill is zero, because we keep densities so low," says Barge as he shows off the darkened tanks where the halibut eggs hatch, in temperatures that mirror the depths of the Arctic ocean.
(15) We have found that carp and bastard halibut contain 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-D3)-1 alpha-hydroxylase in the liver besides in the kidney by the following in vivo and in vitro experiments.
(16) 4 halibut steaks, on the bone (or halibut fillets, skinless and boneless) Salt 60ml olive oil 2 mild red chillies, halved lengthways, seeds removed and cut into 1cm pieces 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 tsp caraway seeds 1 dried ancho chilli, trimmed, seeds discarded and torn into 5cm pieces ½ tsp Aleppo chilli flakes 1.1kg plum tomatoes, blanched, skins removed and then flesh roughly chopped into 2cm dice 50g tomato paste ½ tsp caster sugar ¼ tsp cumin seeds, toasted and roughly crushed, to serve 5g coriander leaves, roughly chopped, to serve For the tahini sauce 50g tahini 1tbsp lemon juice Lightly season the fish with a third of a teaspoon of salt in total.
(17) The enthalpy changes associated with the denaturation of acid-soluble and insoluble collagens prepared from sheep, cod, halibut and pike skin were determined by differential scanning calorimetry.
(18) On the menu that evening was chilled asparagus soup and lemon creme, pan-roasted halibut and ginger-carrot butter, and basmati rice with pistachio nuts and currants.
(19) The IUCN’s new red list though shows that much-loved European fish such as Atlantic salmon, halibut and trout have been over-fished to the point of vulnerability.
(20) She also tried to frame herself – to a crowd that included prominent politicians and celebrities being served seared halibut and chocolate soufflé – as a leader who is intimately familiar with the struggles and preoccupations of everyday Americans.