What's the difference between gilt and golden?

Gilt


Definition:

  • () of Gild
  • (v. t.) A female pig, when young.
  • () imp. & p. p. of Gild.
  • (p. p. & a.) Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden yellow.
  • (n.) Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding.
  • (n.) Money.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An unexpected result of the Greek crisis has been a flight of capital into British government bonds, which has seen gilt prices fall.
  • (2) The litter size of vaccinated gilts was larger than that of the control gilts.
  • (3) Gilts that had already reached sexual maturity at the time of insemination showed a higher rate of oestrus and better litter size than immature animals.
  • (4) On Days 12-14 each gilt received twice daily infusions of Day 15 pCSP in one uterine horn and SP in the other uterine horn.
  • (5) Muscle glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase activity was reduced 75% in vitamin B-6-deficient gilts.
  • (6) However, antiviral activity was undetectable in medium conditioned by endometrium from one of the Day-12 gilts.
  • (7) However, financial markets seem unconcerned: 10-year gilts have rallied since the statement.
  • (8) The influence of embryos on growth of the uterus was determined by comparing uterine length, weight and diameter between gravid and nongravid horns within unilaterally pregnant gilts.
  • (9) The effects of exogenous oestradiol-17 beta on blood leukocytes were studied in four ovariectomized gilts.
  • (10) Control gilts given saline had ovaries containing antral follicles (4 to 6 mm in diameter).
  • (11) Relaxin stored in luteal cells of hysterectomized gilts was consistently greater (P less than 0.01) than that during the same days of late pregnancy; however, progesterone was greater (P less than 0.01) in hysterectomized compared with pregnant gilts only on day 116.
  • (12) Three gilts that were given zearalenone on PMD 7 to 10 were not pregnant and had regressing corpora lutea on the ovaries at euthanasia.
  • (13) Each uterine horn in treated gilts (N = 5) was infused with 150 micrograms PGE2 in 3 ml of saline at 0900 h on day 12, 15 and 18 of the estrous cycle.
  • (14) It was concluded that puberty may have been attained when a certain BF or fatness was achieved, because growth rate of restricted-fed gilts and quickly growing gilts with ad libitum access to feed may have been associated with reduced fat deposition.
  • (15) The effect of ovarian steroids on the uterine secretion of ir-MENK was examined by measuring ir-MENK in uterine fluids from cyclic and pregnant gilts as well as ovariectomized, ovarian steroid-treated gilts.
  • (16) A corn-soybean meal diet fed to all gilts was formulated to meet or exceed nutrient requirements except for energy.
  • (17) At slaughter, uterine length (P less than 0.05), uterine weight, width of uterine horns, endometrial surface area, endometrial weight and percentage of uterine weight represented by endometrium was greater (P less than 0.01) for Large White gilts.
  • (18) This study provides strong evidence that purified pPRL maintains both relaxin and progesterone secretion as well as the morphology of aging corpora lutea for at least 10 days after hypophysectomy in hysterectomized gilts.
  • (19) Receptor number was greater for M than for P gilts on d 14 (P less than .07) and d 18 (P less than .01).
  • (20) Thirty-four gilts in two experiments were fed altrenogest for 18 d to block spontaneous growth of ovulatory follicles after luteolysis.

Golden


Definition:

  • (a.) Made of gold; consisting of gold.
  • (a.) Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
  • (a.) Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The microsomal preparations from untreated Syrian golden hamster livers exhibited higher activities of N-demethylation towards the macrolide antibiotics, erythromycin and troleandomycin, than those from untreated and phenobarbital-treated rats.
  • (2) Fertilization of golden hamster eggs was blocked both in vitro and in vivo by antibodies produced in rabbits against specific hamster ovarian antigens (HOA).
  • (3) A golden toad (Bufo periglenes) in Monteverde Cloud forest reserve in Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.
  • (4) Malignant melanoma of the conjunctival region was induced in the golden Syrian hamster.
  • (5) Subcutaneous polymorphic sarcomas were induced in 8 out 27 offspring of syrian golden Hamsters after treatment of pregnant mother animals at day 15 of gestation with Adenovirus 12.
  • (6) Gassman and Hoffman were both given Golden Lions for life achievement.
  • (7) Greek police have said the 45-year old man arrested over the attack has admitted being a member of the extremist Golden Dawn Party.
  • (8) "Before the last election the government promised to usher in a 'golden age' for the arts.
  • (9) Far from securing the regime change they were seeking, the creditors now find that Syriza is being supported by all Greek political parties apart from the communists and the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
  • (10) Exposure to short daylengths arrests the oestrous cycle, provokes daily gonadotrophin surges and reduces the ability of exogenous oestradiol to trigger behavioural receptivity in golden hamsters.
  • (11) Skin tyrosinase levels and the eumelanin and phaeomelanin contents of the hair were measured in pubertal and adult C3H-HeA*vy mice that grow dark and golden yellow hair respectively.
  • (12) It sells itself to British tourists as a holiday heaven of golden beaches, flamenco dresses and well-stocked sherry bars, but southern Andalucía – home to the Costa del Sol – has now become the focus of worries about the euro.
  • (13) Queen's speech: the day ‘psychoactive drugs’ tripped off the royal tongue Read more The first Queen’s speech of the second term should be golden.
  • (14) MFH was administered in drinking water continuously for life to Swiss mice and Syrian (golden) hamsters.
  • (15) Flagellar movement of golden hamster spermatozoa obtained from the testis and the caput and cauda epididymides was observed by a light microscope while holding them at their heads with a micropipette.
  • (16) This study examined the effects of ethanol and hereditary cardiomyopathy on sodium and water excretion by golden Syrian hamsters of both sexes.
  • (17) And this isn’t a thrill confined to some mythical vanished golden age.
  • (18) The data obtained suggest a major energy power of the skeletal muscles as well as initiation of non-contractile heat production in them in the golden hamsters adapted to cold.
  • (19) Mammotrophs or prolactin (PRL) cells were identified in the adenohypophysis of adult golden hamsters by immunocytochemical techniques with a polyclonal anti-PRL, that was proved to be specific to PRL by the dot immunoblotting test.
  • (20) In a long piece on the Daily Beast, he also revealed that Mia Farrow had granted permission for her image to be used in film clips honouring Allen during the Golden Globes, and expressed surprise at her Twitter reaction.