(interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.
(n.) An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
(v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.
(n.) The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.
(n.) Border; edge; margin.
(n.) A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
(v. t.) To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
(v. t.) To border; to edge
Example Sentences:
(1) PRA and ANG II increased by 4 min after each hem, and although the difference was small the early PRA and ANG II responses were greater after H2.
(2) Because of significant differences of blood-pressure measurements compared to the Riva-Rocci method, the digital measurement with the HEM-812F device (Omron) can not be generally recommended.
(3) Cape Town was conceived with a white-only centre, surrounded by contained settlements for the black and coloured labour forces to the east, each hemmed in by highways and rail lines, rivers and valleys, and separated from the affluent white suburbs by protective buffer zones of scrubland,” he says.
(4) His goal came at a crucial moment , immediately after the Bruins had the Habs hemmed in their own end.
(5) In the streets that hem in the old stadium, he would have been offered plenty of alternatives.
(6) Except for a greater maximum TGF response in HEM, the normalized TGF responses were similar in all three groups, as was the regulation of distal fluid delivery.
(7) The magnetic axes are oriented so that the z axis is tipped approximately 15 degrees from the heme normal toward the hem delta-meso-H and coincides approximately with the characterized FeCO tilt axis in the isostructural MbCO complex [Kuriyan, J., Wilz, S., Karplus, M., & Petsko, G. A.
(8) The 420-pupil school – the numbers have almost doubled in two years, and an extra reception class is being added – is hemmed in by one of the most densely built up parts of south London , with one of the most diverse populations and some of the worst pockets of deprivation in the country.
(9) Even if you can't make a whole dress, little jazzy touches will make the blandest of clothing a billion times better: sewing on snazzy buttons, for example, or putting on some piping, or not going around in dresses covered in moth holes and decked with trailing hems, as some of us do because we never learned to bloody sew.
(10) The effect on the levels of microsomal cytochrome B5 and P450 as well as on that of hem was investigated.
(11) Hemming, who used parliamentary privilege to avoid the legal ban on reporting the use of superinjunctions, asked: "Will the government have a debate or a statement on freedom of speech and whether there's one rule for the rich like Fred Goodwin and one rule for the poor?"
(12) Data from the freeze-dissection (133Xe) analysis revealed that the percentage distribution of blood flow as renal outer cortical (OC) blood flow was less (26%) in the HEM group than in the LABI group (50%), this latter value being very similar to that of control dogs that experienced no hypotension (49%).
(13) Twenty-three MCABs, 20 of which reacted in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with HEM membrane, 2 with human thyroid membrane, and 1 nonreactive negative control, were selected for the study.
(15) This location is distinct from the other known hem loci in E. coli K12.
(16) Tillerson’s counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tweeted back a jab about the shadow of the Russia investigations hanging over the Trump presidency: “For their own sake, US officials should worry more about saving their own regime than changing Iran’s, where 75% of people just voted.” There is growing concern among US allies in Europe that the Trump administration has struck a posture towards Iran before deciding on a strategy for addressing its influence in the region, and anxiety that such posturing could become louder and more dangerous as Trump feels hemmed in by investigations into his campaign’s Russia links.
(17) A freeze-dried, formalized-erythrocytes-bound VZV antigen for indirect haemagglutination, VZV-HEM, was prepared.
(18) Bill Hemmings, programme manager for international transport at the Transport and Environment pressure group, said: "Opponents of the inclusion of international flights in the EU ETS have always said that a global solution under ICAO is the way to go.
(19) Hemodynamic responses to the hems were not different.
(20) The resolution of the latter method was found to be approximately 10 times more sensitive than that of the former (Hemmings & Williams, 1976); thus rendering the site of labelled protein easier to locate.
Hemp
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
(n.) The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
Example Sentences:
(1) The experiment resulted in the most complete study of the Czechoslovak variety of hemp from the point of view of extractibility of substances, as well as of the amount of CBD and delta 9-THC.
(2) Adolescents tended to use the following drugs in decreasing order of frequency: alcohol, cigarettes, stimulants, cannabis (Indian hemp) and sedative-hypnotics.
(3) The relationship between immunological status and respiratory function was studied in 42 hemp workers and in 49 control workers.
(4) Plethysmographic measurements in six healthy volunteers exposed to hemp-dust extract confirmed the results obtained in textile workers, that is, that TLC does not change significantly during dust-induced airway constriction and that maximum expiratory flow rate at 50% VC (MEF50%) is a more sensitive test than FEV1-0 in detecting acute ventilatory changes caused by the dust extract.
(5) The highest prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms and diseases and greatest changes in ventilatory capacity were due to exposure to hemp and flax aerosols.
(6) And rather than to the purists of Camra, it was to the anything-goes craft brewers of America that many turned for their inspiration: to exuberant beers with exotic ingredients (chilli, honey, chocolate, hemp, mustard, even myrrh), but also to hip design, guerrilla marketing and social media savvy.
(7) The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and acute and chronic changes in ventilatory function were studied in three groups of textile workers: 68 workers with exposure to synthetic fibers only, 30 with previous exposure to cotton, and 77 with previous exposure to hemp.
(8) A high prevalence of byssinosis was found among female hemp workers in both mills (group A, 47.8%; group B, 57.9%) as well as in the male workers (66.7%).
(9) A significantly higher prevalence of almost all chronic respiratory symptoms was found in female hemp workers when compared to control workers.
(10) Immunological status and its relation to respiratory findings were studied in 42 female textile workers occupationally exposed to hemp dust and in 49 female control workers.
(11) We previously demonstrated that human embryonic mesenchymal cells derived from the palate (HEMP cells) retain alkaline phosphatase (ALP) content and capacity for collagen synthesis after long-term culture, and their growth is markedly stimulated by epidermal growth factor (EGF).
(12) Administration of 20 mg disodium cromoglycate by spinhaler 30 minutes prior to challenge with hemp dust or hemp dust extract protected a small number of subjects against the airway constrictor effect, mostly those with a large acute reduction in flow rates.
(13) Products Revitalift, PerfectSlim, Age Perfect, Lancôme, Maybelline, Helena Rubinstein, Kiehl's, Ellnett, Studio Line, Kerastase, Redken, Giorgio Armani, Ambre Solaire, Fructis They say "Fights the changes that threaten the youthfulness of your face" (Revitalift) "After eight days, skin is 41% firmer and 89% more toned" (PerfectSlim, test on 24 women) "Fights sagging" (Age Perfect) Celebrity faces Natalie Imbruglia, Milla Jovovich, Beyoncé Knowles, Claudia Schiffer Advertising "Because I'm worth it" (Jennifer Aniston, Andie MacDowell) Products Carrot Daily Hydrating Moisturiser, Grape Seed Glossing Serum, Hemp Face Protector, Seaweed Moisture Cream, Nettle Oil Balance Shampoo They say "You are a woman.
(14) The flow rate response is attributed to a pharmacological bronchoconstrictor effect of hemp dust on small airways, the conductance response to a mechanical or reflex effect of hemp dust on large airways.
(15) There is no indication that these substances will be espoused by the drug enthusiasts of the West as avidly as other ethno-psychopharmacological agents such as Peruvian coca leaf, the Indian hemp, the Asian poppy, or the American tobacco.
(16) The on-line version of OPLC proved suitable for the isolation of hemp constituents.
(17) A galactose-specific lectin from seeds of Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea) has been purified by fractional precipitation with ammonium sulfate followed by biospecific affinity chromatography and preparative isoelectric focusing.
(18) Hemp workers with positive skin tests had significantly higher prevalences of chronic respiratory symptoms than those with negative skin tests.
(19) The hemp is grown on farms in France, Spain and the Czech Republic without chemicals or fertiliser, the company claims on its website.
(20) However, internalization of bound 125I-EGF in HEMP-RV cells was profoundly diminished.