(n.) A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.
(n.) The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish.
(v. t.) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn.
(v. i.) To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Example Sentences:
(1) HOE was the most active compound, being able to accelerate PIP2 breakdown at concentrations between 10(-12) and 10(-6) M, while in the case of HEE the effective doses ranged from 10(-11) to 10(-7) M and from 10(-9) to 10(-6) M in the case of HNE.
(2) The coding region for a secreted proteinaceous inhibitor of the human alpha-amylase (tendamistat; HOE 467) was identified by using a synthetic oligonucleotide probe.
(3) A carcinogenicity study with the LH-RH analog buserelin (HOE 766) was conducted in male and female Wistar rats.
(4) They show HOE 077 to be a promising agent for the inhibition of hepatic fibrosis.
(5) S 0885 and HOE 077 inhibit CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in rats, as shown by significantly reduced hydroxyproline content of the liver and improved liver histology.
(6) A double-blind cross-over study of the effects of HOE 760 (histamine H2-receptor blocker) on diazepam pharmacokinetics was conducted in 12 healthy men.
(7) In addition, the stability of the kinin antagonist, Hoe 140, in synovial fluid was compared with that of synthetic bradykinin.
(8) The addition of increasing concentrations of Hoe 760 to the histamine concentration-response curve caused a parallel rightward shift.
(9) However, the effect of intravenous Hoe 490 was only half as intense as that of HB 419 in the first hours after treatment and the effect of oral Hoe 490 was initially stronger and thereafter temporarily distinctly weaker than that of HB 419.
(10) Studies on absorption and distribution in both skin and organism, as well as on elimination and biotransformation were performed in rats, pigs, and rabbits following topical application of the corticoid prednisolone-17-ethyl carbonate-21-propionate (prednicarbate; test name: Hoe 777), which had been labeled with 14C in position 4 for this purpose.
(11) Mode of action studies were made with Hoe 296, a new synthetic antimycotic, mainly in Candida albicans.
(12) Treatment with ramipril plus the BK B2-receptor antagonist HOE 140 for 6 weeks significantly attenuated the antihypertensive effects of the ACE-inhibitor in 2K1C hypertensive WI rats, but not in 2K1C hypertensive BN-K rats and in SHR.
(13) Partial inhibition by relatively high concentrations of Hoe 296 of the respiratory activity of yeast cells or mitochondria therefrom with exogenous substrates can be explained by decreased uptake of the substrates from the medium.
(14) HOE 077 wa rapidly and completely absorbed after oral administration.
(15) Hoe 065 prevented the disruption of memory induced by scopolamine administered before training.
(16) Preincubation of the detector cells with Hoe 140 completely abolished this nitric oxide release.
(17) The organ distribution of the 125I-labelled (3-9)-heptapeptide fragments was similar to LH-RH, but not to Hoe 766.
(18) The decrease of cardiac activity in Rhesus monkeys amounted to 69% in 24 h, whereas proscillaridin A decreased cardiac activity only by 41% in 24 h. The absorption of HOE 040 from the duodenum of dogs anesthetized with pentobarbital amounted to 72%, whereas proscillaridin A is observed by only between 14 and 25%.
(19) We have developed a neutral human insulin (Hoe 21 GH) which is stabilized for use in implantable roller pumps.
(20) A radioimmunoassay for HOE 766 was developed using 125I[D-Trp6,Des-Gly10]GnRH ethylamide as tracer and an antiserum raised against HOE 766.
Woe
Definition:
(n.) A curse; a malediction.
(a.) Woeful; sorrowful.
(n.) Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.
Example Sentences:
(1) The disappointing weather at Easter left beaches deserted but some Britons, who were determined to enjoy the outdoors this time round, have already had their plans thwarted by the weather, taking to websites such as ukcampsite.co.uk to swap tales of woe, such as farmers calling to cancel bookings because sites were waterlogged.
(2) If I’m the bad guy because I’m not the guy they want me to be, then so be it.” Over the last year he resolved his promotional woes in court and has since signed with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports – along with Miguel Cotto the nascent sports agency’s highest-profile signing in boxing.
(3) While Chinese media have not spelt out Zhou's woes explicitly, the hints have grown more blatant by the month, with some identifying him via his family relationships.
(4) Asked if Aamer would talk publicly about his experiences, Crider said: “I think he will make up his own mind about it, and really, woe betide the person who tries to silence Shaker Aamer.” She added that it would be up to him “how much of his story and the terrible things he witnessed that he wants to tell”.
(5) Plummeting oil prices only added to economic woes in a country with the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves.
(6) To add to their woes, the cost of their dollar-denominated debt is rising; the US Federal Reserve said December’s rate hike is just the start of a “gradual” tightening cycle .
(7) It’s a seismic moment for the industry and particularly the big European manufacturers who have done a lot of work on diesel: technologically, they have they made the wrong bet.” Some analysts believe fears of brand damage in Europe are overstated but Bailey says: “In the US it’s very different: VW have killed their diesel market and it has left them in a very difficult position.” For British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, the timing of VW’s woes was ominous, as it unveiled two new diesels in America.
(8) The aluminium magnate's British-related woes do not stop there: a former business partner, Michael Cherney, is suing him for $4bn in the high court.
(9) We have to acknowledge that it's extremely hard to build a regular city from scratch.” Furthermore, some experts say that certified green buildings and pedestrian-friendly roads are a worthless patch for China’s environmental woes, not a solution.
(10) The woes of British industry were echoed right across Europe in November, as firms slashed production amid plunging demand from consumers in all the world's major markets.
(11) Clinton said her woes over her email server had been a “drip, drip, drip” that was impacting her.
(12) In an otherwise assured performance on Sunday’s Andrew Marr Show , Douglas Alexander – when urged to address Ed Miliband’s woes – resorted to the words of Harold Wilson.
(13) Buhari has presented himself as a born-again democrat who possesses the experience to steer the country through instability, currency woes and rampant corruption.
(14) Creative diplomacy is still much required in the Middle East, where it is hard to see how a dominantly military strategy against Islamic State can in itself, and even over time, bring a solution to the region’s woes.
(15) The unrest over rising petrol prices is only further adding to Nigeria's security woes: Jonathan already declared a state of emergency over the weekend in parts of the country hit by a growing Islamic insurgency that is fuelled in part by widespread poverty.
(16) But that may be the least of Ukip’s woes as it sups the bitter draught of victory.
(17) 7.31pm BST Nick Kyrgios's legs have gone to jelly and his heart is full of woe.
(18) It is not the cause of Spain's economic woes, but think of this: if everybody paid their dues, Spain's deficit would be zero.
(19) The result in some richer countries has been a political movement that blames globalisation for all woes and seeks somehow to wall off the economy from global trends rather than engage cooperatively with foreign nations.
(20) Probably... April 23, 2013 11.42am BST Analysts see little relief for Europe The continuing fall in Eurozone output this month ( see 9.19am ) led by Germany's shrinking private sector seconomy, shows that there's no improvement in Europe's woes.