(n.) The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (/) corresponding with the English i.
(n.) A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle.
Example Sentences:
(1) The relationship with the classical formula R = iota rho sigma G is explained with a Taylor expansion about a zero value of the correlation factor.
(2) "Had Obama even an iota of ethics and morality, he should have postponed or shelved his trip," it said.
(3) Our previous studies (Pattison, S. E., and Dunn, M. F. (1975), Biochemistry 14, 2733) have shown that the reaction of divalent metal ion chelators with the 140 000 mol wt mouse submaxillary nerve growth factor protein (7S NGF) activates the iota-subunit esteropeptidase activity ca.
(4) Point two: within that “rest of the world” (and the way her eyes follow you as the queue inches past the promotional stand for the loose-leaf stuff) resides every iota of the woman’s cod-inclusive, folksy megalomania.
(5) It was found that all iota-globulins were catabolized in a similar fashion, and that the type of carrier erythrocytes (isologous or heterologous) had no influence on catabolism.
(6) C. perfringens iota toxin ADP-ribosylated all actin isoforms tested, whereas C. botulinum C2 toxin did not modify alpha-skeletal muscle actin or alpha-cardiac muscle actin.
(7) Iota toxin ADP-ribosylated actin in the G-A complex from human platelets as effectively as skeletal muscle actin.
(9) The iota toxin of Clostridium perfringens type E is a guinea pig dermonecrotic, mouse lethal toxin which cross-reacts with the iota-like toxin of Clostridium spiroforme.
(10) It is suggested, therefore, that complexes of mu and the 'surrogate' light chains omega and iota play a role in this process.
(11) These improved analytical methods have been applied successfully to kappa-, iota-, and lambda-carrageenans, as well as some agars.
(12) This finding suggests that C. perfringens iota ADP-ribosylates the same amino acid in skeletal muscle and non-muscle actin as does C. botulinum C2 toxin in non-muscle actin.
(13) Mononuclear phagocytes harvested from peritoneal cavities of mice injected intraperitoneally 24 h previously with iota carrageenan were invariably vacuolated or lysed.
(14) Each protein component of the toxin, iota a (ia) or iota b (ib), appeared as a single band by gradient or sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and yielded a single immunoprecipitin arc by crossed immunoelectrophoresis with homologous antiserum.
(15) When pure isolates of C. spiroforme were administered to two normal healthy rabbits, the rabbits developed identical disease and shed both the organism and the iota-toxin.
(16) The data suggest that iota toxin is a representative of a novel class of ADP-ribosylating toxins.
(17) The substrate specificities of the actin-ADP-ribosylating toxins, Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin and Clostridium perfringens iota toxin were studied by using five different preparations of actin isoforms: alpha-skeletal muscle actin, alpha-cardiac muscle actin, gizzard gamma-smooth muscle actin, spleen beta- and gamma-cytoplasmic actin, and aortic smooth muscle actin containing alpha- and gamma-smooth muscle actin isoforms.
(18) We have examined rabbit lymphocytes from several tissue sources for membrane immunoglobulins with anti-antiserum for alpha, mu and iota heavy chains, as well as with an antiserum specific for a rabbit thymus lymphocyte antigen (RTLA).
(19) The Sa cross-reacted immunologically with either the light chain of C. perfringens E iota toxin or the ADP-ribosyl transferase from C. difficile 196 strain.
(20) Characterization of a membrane-IgM-negative variant cell line derived from the murine B-cell line 38C-13 revealed the absence of light chains and the presence of polypeptides with an apparent molecular size of 18 kDa and 14 kDa, previously denoted omega and iota and characteristic of pre-B cells.
Modicum
Definition:
(n.) A little; a small quantity; a measured simply.
Example Sentences:
(1) We all knew from the beginning that Little Mix would be in with a shout for the final rounds, because they were young and possessed of more than a modicum of talent and so no one … old … no matter how talented, would pop their bubble.
(2) But I also hope I do so with a modicum of self-knowledge.
(3) I have to read so much rubbish here that I'm impressed with any missive that shows even a modicum of intelligence.
(4) The early suffrage movement wanted to protect women as well as give them a modicum of power.
(5) In reality, the only harm that could ever come the way of these pseudonymous CIA agents would be in the form of more lawsuits from victims, given that the Justice Department gave up trying to prosecute any of them, and the White House gave up on even a modicum of accountability a while ago.
(6) The findings do support other cross-cultural studies, which have found only a modicum of shared variance between test anxiety and grades.
(7) It was unclear whether government officials had changed their minds or whether the police moves were an attempt to show the government could exert a modicum of control over the capital after the chaos of recent days.
(8) Further, the data reveal that the training led to CPNs extending their role in a variety of other ways even though they received only a modicum of support from colleagues within their own health authorities.
(9) Does he get at least a modicum of enjoyment out of the show’s production troubles?
(10) The same species were detected from lungs and peribronchial lymph nodes of calves, together with A. laidlawii, A. modicum and M. bovirhinis species.
(11) Linked with a self-deprecating acknowledgement that our own fallibility and imperfection is likely to be exposed, we at least introduce a modicum of suspicion to our consumption of dominant media and political narratives.
(12) Just like Sphero, BB-8 charges via induction in a Star Wars-branded cradle, is controlled via Bluetooth from an iPhone or Android smartphone and has a modicum of intelligence to sense its environment through bump mapping, similar to robot vacuums from iRobot and others.
(13) However, primary care physicians can perform a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions with a minimum of technology and a modicum of patience and understanding.
(14) Had the film-makers possessed a modicum of wit, though, they'd have marshalled some adorable woodland creatures to help her scrub the plates with their fluffy bottoms.
(15) He tends to reserve the trademark sneer, loaded first question and presumption of guilt for members of parliament and ministers – even those who, truth be told, wield only the most modest modicum of influence.
(16) Total glycolipid fractions and the aqueous phenol fractions (lipopolysaccharides) from the membranes of Acholeplasma laidlawii, A. modicum, A. axanthum, and Mycoplasma neurolyticum exhibited significant antigenic activity.
(17) And he appeared to question the idea that there was more to the job, as long as you had completed a modicum of training, than just turning up and running.
(18) Furthermore, blebbed colonies plaquing with a new virus specific to A. modicum.
(19) Alvaro Negredo, a second-half substitute, rescued a modicum of pride with a classy left-foot strike after 80 minutes but the late flurry, after Jérôme Boateng had been sent off for bringing down Yaya Touré, was a deception.
(20) But in his confessional mode, Hawthorne needed a modicum of disguise.