(v. i.) To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
(v. i.) To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
(v. i.) To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
(v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
(v. i.) To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
(v. t.) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cotransfected cells do not grow in soft agar, but show enhanced soft agar growth relative to controls in the presence of added aFGF and heparin.
(2) Given Australia’s number one position as the worst carbon emitter per capita among major western nations it seems hardly surprising that islanders from Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and other small island developing states have been turning to Australia with growing exasperation demanding the country demonstrate an appropriate response and responsibility.
(3) Thus, B cells that grow spontaneously from the peripheral blood of SS patients spontaneously produce a B-cell growth factor.
(4) Madrid now hopes that a growing clamour for future rescues of Europe's banks to be done directly, without money going via governments, may still allow it to avoid accepting loans that would add to an already fast-growing national debt.
(5) Aside from these characteristic findings of HCC, it was important to reveal the following features for the diagnosis of well differentiated type of small HCC: variable thickening or distortion of trabecular structure in association with nuclear crowding, acinar formation, selective cytoplasmic accumulation of Mallory bodies, nuclear abnormalities consisting of thickening of nucleolus, hepatic cords in close contact with bile ducts or blood vessels, and hepatocytes growing in a fibrous environment.
(6) By growing purified human cytotrophoblasts under serum-free conditions and manipulating the culture surface, we were able to disassociate morphologic from biochemical differentiation.
(7) The form of the harvested crop, varietal characteristics and annual growing conditions have less bearing.
(8) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
(9) The move to an alliance model is not only to achieve greater scale and reach, although growing from 15 partner organisations to 50 members is not to be sniffed at.
(10) The rate of nuclei stained by Pr-122 is different from that of Pr-192 in both growing and quiescent cultures.
(11) "We presently are involved in a number of intellectual property lawsuits, and as we face increasing competition and gain an increasingly high profile, we expect the number of patent and other intellectual property claims against us to grow," the company said.
(12) 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.
(13) Their adaptive problems became worse while growing older until the age of 20.
(14) This receptor and a growing family of related cytokine receptors share homologous extracellular features, including a well-conserved WSXWS motif.
(15) In the DAUDI cell system, the acquired capability of tumor cell variants to grow in the presence of a relatively high concentration of vinblastine (VBL) is associated with a marked increase to NK and LAK susceptibility.
(16) In our work with bacteriophage T4, we observed that several T4 am mutants could grow on JM105.
(17) This will help nursing grow as a profession, particularly through entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial efforts.
(18) In WI-38, a normal human fibroblast, the rates of degradation of short lived and long lived proteins are identical whether the cultures are growing exponentially or are density-inhibited.
(19) Mu does not grow lytically in or kill him bacteria but can lysogenize such hosts.
(20) However, growing accustomed to “this strange atmosphere”, the Observer man became dazzled by Burgess’s “brilliance and charm”.
Knit
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Knit
(v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
(v. t.) To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
(v. t.) To join; to cause to grow together.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
(v. t.) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
(v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
(v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
(n.) Union knitting; texture.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eighty interposition mesocaval shunts, using a knitted Dacron large diameter prosthesis, have been performed during the past five and one-half years.
(2) Placement of impervious knitted Dacron velour aortic grafts in baboons reproduced platelet consumption that progressively normalized over six weeks postoperatively.
(3) One source said Coe's "knitting together" of cross-party political support to win the London Olympic bid puts him in a good light.
(4) The fabric protection factors (FPF) of 5 metal meshes, to simulate the weave pattern and yarn dimensions of typical fabrics, and 6 textiles with variable construction (woven and knitted), fibre type and dye were determined using a spectrophotometric assay and human skin testing.
(5) In contrast to the uncoated knitted prosthesis, which rapidly developed a layered neointima with complete neoendothelialization, only islands of neointima were found in albumin-coated grafts after 4 weeks.
(6) I inherited Ted-Fred from my mother, a one-eyed and wholly uncuddly pre-war sack of mange (the bear, not my mum), and I had briefly loved Albert, a brown knitted dog, although I have very little memory of him.
(7) This paper compares the healing of supported knitted Dacron prostheses implanted in the descending thoracic aorta and in the subcutaneous carotid-femoral positions in each of 10 dogs.
(8) ultralightweight; nine Wesolowski Weavenit; and seven DeBakey standard weight knitted.
(9) To establish the conditions for achieving immediate and complete endothelial cell coverage of the luminal surfaces of small-caliber (internal diameter:4 mm) vascular grafts in vitro, the attachment and spread of endothelial cells cultured from human umbilical veins to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and knitted Dacron grafts was studied.
(10) To overcome these problems, the PEUG was modified to add mechanical strength by incorporating knitted polyester fibers.
(11) They say it is easier than knitting a scarf, the typical starter project for novices.
(12) Recently the triple-layered CX or controlled expansion cylinders were introduced, which consisted of a middle layer of expandable monofilament knitted polypropylene-like material sandwiched between 2 silicone layers.
(13) A host of activities are on offer, from barbecue or pizza parties to bar crawls, and guests are welcome to visit the community projects that Backpack sponsors, including vegetable gardens, knitting and football for kids.
(14) But they are, without argument, all “pulling in the same direction”, a tight-knit group unconcerned about the judgment of others.
(15) In the second trial 24 grafts without velours trimming (Cooley II, Meadox), 24 grafts manufactured by a new warp-knitting procedure without velours trimming (Protegraft 2000, B. Braun AG) and 24 identical grafts of B. Braun AG but with gelatine impregnation were evaluated.
(16) She was inseparable from her sister and had a close-knit group of friends.
(17) Mourinho’s pre-match utterances are generally best skimmed for the odd word not specifically dedicated to inflammatory falsehoods, but Chelsea’s manager was correct to offer some wary respect for the Football League’s champion club and here, lining up in a tightly knit 4-4-2, Leicester were sharp in the tackle early on, and pacy on the break throughout.
(18) During the first five years, 22 patients had either a 13 X 6.5 mm or a 14 X 7 mm knitted Dacron graft and served as historic controls for a second group of 20 others who had 14 X 7 mm grafts of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), during the last three years of the study.
(19) (“Get your tissues ready: It’s time for an emotional rollercoaster.”) His mum, Figen, he wrote on his feed , had told him she was having a bad day because she had taken a stall at a craft fair and no one had bought any of her knitted creations.
(20) Five pathogenic, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were used to measure the differential microbial adherence to ACD versus untreated velour-knitted Dacron (VKD) vascular prostheses.