(n.) That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
Example Sentences:
(1) The fraction of the viral dose which became cell associated was independent of the incubation temperature and increased with increasing target membrane concentration.
(2) Incubation with IFN alpha or IFN gamma for 24 h resulted in only modest cytokinetic alterations, and they did not modify the effects of FUra.
(3) Immunocompetence was also evident when the cells from thymectomized donors were first incubated with thymus extract for 1 hr and subsequently tested for reactivity.
(4) Collagen production of rapidly thawed ligaments was studied by proline incubation at 1 day, 9 days, or 6 weeks after freezing and was compared with that of contralateral fresh controls.
(5) However, decapitation did not eliminate the sex difference in the tissue content of P4 during control incubations.
(6) Release of 51Cr was apparently a function of immune thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells) because it was abrogated by prior incubation of spleen cells with anti-thymus antiserum and complement but was undiminished by passage of spleen cells through nylon-wool columns.
(7) Augmentation of transformation response was generally not seen at 40 degrees C; incubation at that temperature was associated with decreased cellular viability.
(8) Sperm were examined at 4.5 h, 8 to 9 h, and 24 to 25 h of incubation (37 degrees C, 5% CO2, and 95% air).
(9) Arteries treated with atrial natriuretic peptide showed no alterations in relaxation or cGMP content after incubation with pertussis toxin.
(10) A similar interference colour appeared after incubating sections of rat skin with chymase.
(11) Short incubations with heparin (5 min) caused a release of the enzyme into the media, while longer incubations caused a 2-8-fold increase in net lipoprotein lipase secretion which was maximal after 2-16 h depending on cell type, and persisted for 24 h. The effect of heparin was dose-dependent and specific (it was not duplicated by other glycosaminoglycans).
(12) Cells (1 x 10(5)) were seeded in 12- x -75-mm tissue culture tubes and incubated with various doses of IL-1 beta, IL-1 alpha, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma, alone or in specific combinations, for 15 min, two, 12, 24, and 72 h. PGE concentrations in the media were measured by radio-immunoassay.
(13) Control incubations revealed an inherent difference between the two substrates; gram-positive supernatants consistently contained 5% radioactivity, whereas even at 0 h, those from the gram-negative mutant released 22%.
(14) In K+-depolarized basilar arteries, ifenprodil competitively antagonized the response to Ca2+, and this was enhanced by pre-incubation in calcium hopantenate.
(15) The enzyme was quantitated by incubation of 16-micron-thick brain sections with 0.07-2 nM of the converting enzyme inhibitor 125I-351A and comparison to 125I-standards.
(16) This capacity is expressed during incubation of the bacteria with the substrate and needs a source of carbon and other energy metabolites.
(17) Finally, it could be observed that elevated osmotic pressures reduced the lysis of isolated secretory granules when bicarbonate ions were present in the incubation medium.
(18) The disappearance of the herbicide, Avadex (40% diallate), from five agricultural soils (differing in either pH, carbon content, or nitrogen content), incubated under sterile and non-sterile conditions, was followed for a period of 20 weeks.
(19) Three effector: target ratios (6.2:1, 25:1, and 50:1) were studied in quadruplicate using 3, 4 and 5-h incubations.
(20) Plaque size, appearance, and number were influenced by diluent, incubation temperature after nutrient overlay, centrifugation of inoculated tissue cultures, and number of host cells planted initially in each flask.
Inventor
Definition:
(n.) One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices.
Example Sentences:
(1) "I am so proud to announce my new partnership with Polaroid as the creative director and inventor of speciality projects," said the pop star.
(2) In such a case, the inventor may have to play a particularly active role in the patenting process and, especially, the marketing process.
(3) A lawyer can provide information about nondisclosure agreements, patents, and other forms of protection for the inventor.
(4) John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of Corn Flakes, also invented the sunbed, patenting his first device in 1896 – by royal appointment no less, as Edward VII apparently kept one at Windsor Castle for his gout.
(5) In The Prestige (2006), Christopher Nolan’s film about two battling magicians, Bowie featured as the inventor Nikola Tesla.
(6) Google has celebrated the birth of the inventor of the petri dish, Julius Richard Petri, who was born on May 31, 1852 with a doodle on its home page.
(7) A number of possible applications originally proposed by the inventor himself are mentioned.
(8) 2012 The inventor of thalidomide, the Grünenthal Group, releases a statement saying it regrets the consequences of the drug .
(9) Turere is the inventor of "lion lights", a fence made of a car battery, solar panel and torch bulbs that ensures lions no longer dare touch his father's livestock.
(10) Only a few years Smullyan's junior was Ivan Moscovich, 82, a puzzle inventor who was clutching a prototype of his newest product, You And Einstein, which will be in the shops later this year.
(11) This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first of the three Back to the Future films, in which he played the wild-eyed inventor Doc Brown.
(12) It's been a learning journey for its three Dutch inventors.
(13) That the way of this method must be right, is proved by a short historical view and by case reports; On one side by the inventor of this method and on the other side by a retrospective study from the orthopedic department of the Kantonsspital of St. Gallen.
(14) The sterile combinations do not even present themselves to the mind of the inventor."
(15) Stand aside Dr Quincy, you may no longer be required: the inventor of a state-of-the-art computer-assisted autopsy system that is increasingly being used in European hospitals has claimed the technique could eventually mean there is no such thing as a "perfect murder".
(16) Thus we were not able to confirm results published previously by the inventor of this test (Nashed, 1981).
(17) Sir James Dyson, vacuum cleaners The inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner is worth up to £2.5bn and owns the £15m Dodington Park estate in Wiltshire.
(18) Last but not least, overly complex financial instruments should simply be banned, unless they can be shown by their inventors to bring significant net benefits in the long run, in a manner similar to the drugs approval procedure.
(19) Sir Clive Sinclair, its dogged inventor, has claimed 17,000 Sinclair C5s were sold.
(20) The Consumer Electronics Show is an annual lovefest between inventors and the gadgetry enthusiasts who love them.