(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.
Piece
Definition:
(n.) A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces.
(n.) A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
(n.) Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance
(n.) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.
(n.) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece.
(n.) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
(n.) A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.
(n.) An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt.
(n.) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn.
(n.) A castle; a fortified building.
(v. t.) To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.
(v. t.) To unite; to join; to combine.
(v. i.) To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
Example Sentences:
(1) Small pieces of anterior and posterior quail wing-bud mesoderm (HH stages 21-23) were placed in in vitro culture for up to 3 days.
(2) The patient, a 12 year-old boy, showed a soft white yellowish mycotic excrescence with clear borders which had followed the introduction of a small piece of straw into the cornea.
(3) That piece was placed on the slide and embedded with a mixture of agar and antiserum.
(4) Originally from Pyongyang, the tour guide explains that a “merited artist” from Mansudae, North Korea’s biggest art studio in Pyongyang, was responsible for the main piece, but that it took 63 artists almost two years to complete.
(5) Each daughter merozoite receives a branch or piece of the parent organelle.
(6) Heads you 'own it' Ian Read, the Scottish-born accountant who runs the biggest drug firm in the US carries in his pocket a special gold coin, about the size and weight of a £2 piece.
(7) A modification of a previously described curved ruler, the current model has a hinge for greater ease of maneuverability and a "T" piece on one end to facilitate measurement and marking of both poles of the muscle without repositioning the ruler.
(8) DNA sequence analysis of a 3.8-kb genomic piece allowed identification of (i) an open reading frame (ORF) with striking homology to the previously identified D. melanogaster ORF and (ii) conserved sequence elements of possible regulatory relevance within and flanking the second intron.
(9) I could just banish the app from my phone forever, but deleting a piece of smart tech that makes my life easier doesn’t feel very satisfying.
(10) Dean Baquet, the managing editor in question, does admit in the piece that walking out was not perhaps the best thing for a senior editor like him to do.
(11) Criminal court charges leave me no choice but to resign as a magistrate Read more “This is a terrible piece of legislation introduced through the back door,” he wrote.
(12) The voltage trace is then analysed with a piece of transparent paper, on which lines corresponding to solutions of the diffusion equation convert the time axis of the voltage trace into a concentration axis.
(13) Sculthorpe’s catalogue consists of more than 350 pieces ranging from solos to orchestral works and opera.
(14) Piccoli followed that up with an opinion piece for Fairfax Media on Thursday in which said the SES model never applied to public schools and was not properly targeted to student needs.
(15) I still find that trying to weave together into a visual narrative and cutting together two pieces of a film – two different images.
(16) Each of the mice received 3 pieces of explants on the s.c. space in both of their flanks.
(17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest No shake: Donald Trump snubs Angela Merkel during photo op The piece of pantomime was in stark contrast to the visit of Theresa May in January.
(18) During each test period one group chewed a combination of one piece sorbitol and one piece sucrose flavored gum five times per day, the second group correspondingly chewed xylitol and sucrose flavored gum, while the third group served as a no hygiene control group.
(19) Pieces of spleen of both groups were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin.
(20) When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalgh's performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for 16 years.